Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

North Alabama Homebuilding Academy

construction, tools, measurement, building careers. Listed in the saved calendar.

Calendar / program experience — check current schedule

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

Drake State Community and Technical College

place by the specific department visited; trades/technology is a useful starting point. Planning-list opportunity.

Planning idea — check availability

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum

mechanics, transportation, and railroad careers; historical interpretation also needs humanities. Planning lead.

Planning idea — check availability

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

WaterWorks and waste-to-energy plant

technology and operations, with Agriculture & Environmental Sciences for water/waste stewardship. Planning-list opportunities.

Planning idea — check availability

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

Water-treatment plant field trip

Learn how water is treated and identify equipment, steps and environmental responsibilities.

Program opportunity — confirm current dates and arrangements

Also connects with Agriculture & Environmental Sciences

College and career campus visits

Jacksonville State, UTC, UNA, Troy and Wallace State are planning leads. Choose a department relevant to this college, then record a career question and what you learned.

Planning pathway — department and visit must be arranged

Also connects with Health & Wellness, Animal & Veterinary Sciences, Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, Business, Culinary Arts & Hospitality, Public Service & Community Leadership, Science, Space & Discovery, Arts & Design, Communication & Media

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

Signals Museum career-development lab

Technology, communication, science, or public service

Class or program pathway — check current schedule

Also connects with Communication & Media, Science, Space & Discovery, Public Service & Community Leadership

Automotive career station

Explore tools, vehicle systems and maintenance with an appropriate adult.

Career pathway — activities vary by event

Construction career station

Measure, plan or build a model and explain a construction skill.

Career pathway — activities vary by event

Home life and household skills

Choose a defined task: wellness and care, household budgeting and food preparation, or repair and practical making. Record the actual task in its matching college.

Career pathway — activities vary by event

Also connects with Health & Wellness, Business, Culinary Arts & Hospitality

PaperPie · Usborne

Lift and Look Construction Sites

Identify workers and equipment at a building site. Choose a section, then explain, draw or write what you learned.

Suggested level: Toddlers / preschool; adult-led

Resource option — check edition and availability

PaperPie · Kane Miller

On the Construction Site — Shine-a-Light

Construction vocabulary and a building-site observation task. Choose a section, then explain, draw or write what you learned.

Suggested level: Preschool / elementary

Resource option — check edition and availability

PaperPie · Kane Miller

At the Garage — Shine-a-Light

Automotive work and tools for the mechanic station. Choose a section, then explain, draw or write what you learned.

Suggested level: Preschool / elementary

Resource option — check edition and availability

PaperPie · Usborne

Look Inside How Things Work

Machines and household technology; choose one mechanism to explain. Choose a section, then explain, draw or write what you learned.

Suggested level: Early / middle elementary

Resource option — check edition and availability

PaperPie · Usborne

See Inside How Things Work

Extend a mechanisms or machine investigation. Choose a section, then explain, draw or write what you learned.

Suggested level: Elementary / middle school

Resource option — check edition and availability

PaperPie · Kane Miller

Engineer Academy

Career-linked engineering challenges; use selected tasks. Choose a section, then explain, draw or write what you learned.

Suggested level: Elementary / middle school

Resource option — check edition and availability

PaperPie · Usborne

Engineering Scribble Book

Design a solution and explain the choices made. Choose a section, then explain, draw or write what you learned.

Suggested level: Upper elementary / middle school; teen design extension

Resource option — check edition and availability

Rainbow Resource

How Machines Work: Zoo Break!

Explore gears and levers with the book, then draw a useful machine. The broad retailer grade range does not establish advanced coursework.

Suggested level: Grades 1–adult

Resource option — check current contents and availability

RightStart Mathematics

Math Card Games

Play a supplied game, then apply its math to a shop, measurement, or problem-solving task.

Suggested level: Choose games by math skill

Provider resource — match the title and edition in your collection

Also connects with Business, Culinary Arts & Hospitality, Science, Space & Discovery

RightStart Mathematics

RightStart Mathematics sample lessons

Select an appropriate official sample, then add a program-related application such as measuring a model.

Suggested level: Choose by readiness, not age alone

Provider resource — match the title and edition in your collection

Also connects with Business, Culinary Arts & Hospitality, Science, Space & Discovery

Apologia

Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics

Select an investigation to support Signals electricity or another science experience.

Suggested level: K–6 curriculum; adapt selected task

Provider resource — match the title and edition in your collection

Also connects with Science, Space & Discovery

Rainbow Resource

Elenco Snap Circuits STEM

Build and troubleshoot a circuit; explain the switch, motor or other component. Reusable option for several different projects.

Suggested level: Grades 3–adult; manufacturer age 8+

Resource option — check current contents and availability

Rainbow Resource

Simple Machines — Thames & Kosmos

Build a simple-machine model and demonstrate how it changes a task. Connect with farm equipment or water-treatment machinery.

Suggested level: Grades 3–6

Resource option — check current contents and availability

Ivy Kits

Too Many Pumpkins

Pumpkin life-cycle activities and building challenges. Pair with Lyons Farm.

Suggested level: Ages 3–9; adapt with adult help

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Also connects with Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, Arts & Design

Ivy Kits

Full House

Build a wooden house model and investigate fractions. Fraction work can support recipes but is not a banking course.

Suggested level: Ages 3–9; adapt with adult help

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Also connects with Business, Culinary Arts & Hospitality, Arts & Design