In Person Field Trip

Description

After exploring the ASRC interactive IlluminationSpace, students meet guest scientists from one or more of our 5 interdisciplinary research initiatives. The scientists share the journey of their career and the social significance of their research. We then take a tour of the ASRC lab facilities and see what academic life at CUNY is like. All students go home with CUNY admissions packets.

Morning trips available. Mornings from 10:30-12:30

Offered At

Advanced Science Research Center IlluminationSpace

Greetings Educational Leaders of NYC!

Are you interested in exposing your students to explore the world of science and research?
Are you interested in having your students interact with top scientists from across the world?**
If so we have great news!

The Advanced Science Research Center’s IlluminationSpace Tour is the perfect learning opportunity for your students. The ASRC IlluminationSpace field trip program welcomes hundreds of visitors each year, both to our interactive educational center located on the first floor of our Research facility.

Experiences are FREE and introduce participants to CUNY and the mission of interdisciplinary research at The ASRC and what a career as a scientist looks like. Tour guides cover the key concepts of our 5 research initiatives which include:
Nanoscience
Photonics
Structural Biology
Neuroscience
Environmental Science

In-Person Trips

Morning and afternoon trips available. Mornings from 10:30-12:30 Afternoon slots are flexible starting at 2:30 and ending latest at 6. Fall booking is open until December 10th.

In- person field trips are a two hour experience and center around The IlluminationSpace is an immersive learning environment featuring interactive, motion sensing exhibitions highlighting the fundamentals of each research initiative at the ASRC. Facilitators help guide students through the exhibits and lead conversations on research in our everyday lives. A guest scientist joins us for a career talk and tour of their lab. All students leave with a CUNY admissions packet and guide to other STEM programs in NYC.

** Security Measures: Please provide a list of all the students and chaperones who will be participating in this tour **

Details

Subjects

Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, The Scientific Method

Capacity

30 students

Duration

120 min.

Activity

Field Trip

Grades

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult, Postsecondary

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