Field Trips
Field trips inspire student’s curiosity, spark their imaginations, and nurture a sense of discovery!
Booking Your Field Trip
Exploration Visit:
For groups of 10 or fewer children, or groups with special needs.
A self-guided visit that gives children the chance to explore the Museum the best way they know how, through touch. Contact the Museum for questions about limitations.
Exploration visits cost $12 per child.
Discovery Visit:
When you book a Discovery Visit at CMAS your students will have 60 minutes of educator led programming as well as time to explore all the fun and educational exhibits the Museum has to offer. Only one programming option may be selected per field trip.
Discovery Visits are $14 per student. One (1) free adult may come for every 8 children. Any additional adults must pay full admission. Maximum of 10 adults.
The Museum’s priority is to make educational programs accessible to all students. We ask that you please share any special needs your students may have ahead of time so that we can accommodate their needs and help offer appropriate programs.
Field Trips MUST be booked in advance. A minimum of 10 students per program group (for Discovery Visit), except for special education groups. All programs and activities are scaffolded to meet the academic requirements of each age group. For more information on group visits please email education@cmssny.org or call the Museum at (518) 584-5540. If you don’t see a program you’re looking for, our Education Department can work with you to design an appropriate program. Download a copy of the Field Trip Brochure.
Afternoon Field Trips Are Available
Thanks to the incredible support of our community, our morning field trip sessions are FULLY BOOKED for the rest of the school year! Afternoon slots are still available.
If you would like a morning spot, the Museum encourages you to book ahead for the summer, fall, or next spring.
Animal Tales
Recommended for Grades PK-K
Have you ever wondered what the animals of a story book would be like if you could meet them? Together we will read their stories and learn about their real lives in this exciting animal story time.
Alphabet Sleuths
Astronaut Adventures
Recommended for Grades K-2
Students blast off for a visual journey through our amazing solar system. Through hands-on activities and experiments students learn about the relationship between Earth, the sun, and the rest of our solar system.
Be A Meteorologist
Recommended for grades PK-1
Become meteorologists for a day while learning about changing weather and how to prepare for it! Students will use scientific tools to predict the weather and even present weather reports to their friends.
Catching Rainbows
Recommended for Grades PK-1
Learn the myth and the science behind rainbows. Students will be introduced to how rainbows are created and craft a way to catch a rainbow of their very own!
Fun with Fossils
Recommended for grades K-2
In this program, students will explore the world of paleontology while learning about plants and animals of the past. Find hidden fossils and dig for dinosaur bones through engaging, hands-on stations.
Haudenosaunee How-To
Recommended for Grades 3-5
Junior Engineers
Recommended for Grades K-3
This program introduces students to the world of engineering, as well as the Engineering Design Process. Students will begin to problem solve like an engineer as they propose and design a solution to solve a major dilemma and save the day!
Kitchen Science
Recommended for Grades K-2
Explore the three states of matter during this hands-on exploration using common household kitchen ingredients. This program includes a variety of chemistry activities in addition to the creation of a new material.
Look, Listen, & Touch
Recommended for Grades PK-1
Can you smell with your tongue? Can you see in the dark? Jump in and learn all about senses in this hands-on exploratory program. Students will have the opportunity to see the world in different colors, play musical instruments, and more!
Time Travelers
Recommended for grades 3-5
Students will learn all about Archaeology, the study of people that lived in the past, as well as the artifacts they find. Excavate hidden objects and repair broken artifacts in hands-on stations.
What’s Eating What?
Recommended for Grades 2-5
Explore the food chains and webs in the Hudson River. Students will learn about predator and prey animals, put together a food chain puzzle, play a game to experience how people and animals interact, and brainstorm ways that people can impact the environment in a positive way.
Where Do We Call Home?
Recommended for Grades K-2
In the woods and fields and right outside our homes there are furry animals that are our neighbors. Children discover the unique traits of some of our mammal neighbors, and how they coexist in their habitats.