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SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
3400 E. Sky Harbor Blvd. • Phoenix Field Trips/Classroom Visits 602-273-4087 • Greg Montes greg.montes@phoenix.gov skyharbor.com/SELFGUIDEDTOURS/
Whether flying or just visiting, take a selfguided tour to check out Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Enjoy Phoenix Airport Museum located throughout the airport, with exhibitions, art and even a vintage World War I airplane. Dine at various restaurants and take in the shops. Ride the PHX Sky Train® with its own spectacular art and views of airplanes landing and taking off, surrounding mountains, and downtown Phoenix.
TOLMACHOFF FARMS
5726 N. 75th Ave • Glendale Field trips • 602-377-4747 Mon.–Fri. (Oct., Nov., Feb. & March) farmfieldtrips@yahoo.com tolmachoff-farms.com
On our guided farm tours every child will get to harvest produce to take home and experience educational farm activities. Children will gain valuable hands-on experience and they will benefit when they know where their food is coming from in the process of bringing food from the farm to their table. Cost: Varies. Grades: Pre K-8
TUCSON REPTILE & AMPHIBIAN SHOW & SALE
Tucson Expo Center • Tucson 3750 E. Irvington Road Field Trips • 520-405-7020 • Oct. 2–3, 2021 Sat. 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. & Sun 10 a.m.–4 p.m. tucsonreptileshow.com
60,000 square feet of reptiles and amphibians from around the world. Petting zoo with tortoises, alligators, snakes and other reptiles. Captive bred reptiles for sale. Cost: Adults: $10; Ages 6–12: $5 Ages 5 and under: Free. Masks Required.
VALLEY METRO TRANSIT EDUCATION
Field Trips/Classroom Visits 602-523-6070 • Dolores Nolan Mon.–Fri. (Year-round) www.ValleyMetro.org
Public transportation makes our community a better place. Get transit smart! Valley Metro provides free classroom and virtual presentations to all grade levels and free travel for field trips for eligible preschool – elementary grades. Find more information at www.valleymetro. org/transit-education/school-outreachprogram Attention 3rd Graders - enter our Cool Transit Stuff Art Contest. For details check out page 2 in this issue of Bear.
WILDLIFE WORLD ZOO & AQUARIUM
16501 W. Northern Ave. • Litchfield Park Field Trips • 623-935-WILD (9453) Open 365 days a year Field trips Mon.–Fri. Classroom Visits • 623-935-5692 x106 www.wildlifeworld.com
Your field trip will complement any biology curriculum at any grade level. Students can feed Lory parrots, learn about animal ambassadors and see some display natural behaviors during a Wildlife Encounter Show. Meet baby animals in our children’s play area and petting zoo! Cost: $8/student, $15/adult, one adult admission free with every 10 paid students (10 student min.). We accept cash, check or school purchase order. Classroom presentations also available— valley wide. Rates subject to change.
Have a Fun Field Trip!
SCITECH At the Airport Crossword Key
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ACROSS 3: Domestic 6: Flight-Number 8: International 9: Baggage 11: Gate 13: Ticket 14: Dollies 15: Delay 17: Customs 19: Terminal 20: Departure DOWN 1: Passport 2: Visa 4: Luggage-claim 5: Window-seat 6: Flight 7: Declaration 9: Boarding-pass 10: Check-in 12: Aisle-seat 16: Reservation 18: Carry-on 23: Luggage
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Climb Aboard Boomer’s Field Trip Activity Bus!
Get set for some field trip fun—hopefully not frustration—with this crossword!
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Clues DOWN:
1) What paleontologists really dig! 2) Go in 3) Operate a bus 4) Home of art & artifacts 5) Feathered friend 7) The ‘S’ in STEM 11) Useful items 13) Fine ____ 15) Opposite of warm 17) Spanish for one 19) Plural pronoun 20) Not out
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1) Given 6) Parts of a school course 8) Given 9) Use your eyes 10) What __? 12) Ocean study: _____ biology 14) Place to learn 16) Not false 18) Coyote’s cry 20) What __ it? 21) Something learned 22) Seagoing vessel
