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School Field Trip Request Form

The Randall Museum

Please fill out all the required fields marked with an asterisk (*)
School/Program Name*
School/Program Phone (with area code)*
Name of Person Submitting This Form*
Email Address of School or Contact Teacher
School/Program Fax*
School/Program Address*
School/Program City*
School/Program ZIP Code *
Check the box(es) for the semester(s) during which you would like to come:
Please indicate your school district/organization type. Field trips are offered free of charge to California public schools; see the bottom of this form for fees applied to all other groups.*


Please list ALL dates during the semester(s) checked above when you CANNOT come to the museum. Please do not assume that we have your school's or district's calendar. Include everything: holidays, spring/winter breaks, parent-teacher conferences, STAR testing, dates of other field trips, dates when you cannot get transportation, etc. Please list dates carefully; changes usually are not possible after reservations have been made.*
If you wish, you may list any PREFERRED dates or days of the week here. We will do our best to accommodate your preferences. Please remember that the museum is closed on Mondays.

You may submit a program request for up to 2 classes using this form. If you do so, we will do our best to schedule both classes on the same date (this could mean that one or both classes are not scheduled for their first choice of programs).  Except for Live Animal Presentations, it is not possible for 2 classes to have the same program on the same date.  If two or more teachers at your school would like to have the same program on different dates, please submit separate requests. 

Please DO NOT combine two or more classes of more than 10 students for a single program (we do accept requests to combine 2 classes in the same or adjacent grades with 10 or fewer students per class). If three or more teachers wish to visit the museum, please submit this form again and note in the Comments field below if you wish to come on the same date or consecutive dates. The maximum we can accommodate on one day is four classes, two for Live Animal Presentations and two for other topics.


Class 1 (required):
Teacher Name*
Grade*
Number of Students*
Estimated Number of Adults*
Please list any special needs (ESL/ELL, wheelchair/mobility impaired, hearing impaired, etc.)

Please list your program selections here. Consult the topic list at the bottom of this page and/or the current field trip brochure (PDF) for program titles and descriptions. Please be aware that not all programs will be available on all dates or in all possible combinations; the more flexible you can be in your choice of programs and/or dates, the more likely we are to be able to satisfy your request.  It is not possible for two classes to have the same topic on the same date, with the exception of Live Animal Presentations.

Please note that during Summer and Winter Breaks, we offer Live Animal Presentations only.
First choice*
2nd choice
3rd choice
4th choice
Comments or Special Requests

Scroll to the bottom of the page to submit your request.


Class 2 (optional):
Teacher Name
Grade
Number of Students
Estimated Number of Adults
Please list any special needs (ESL/ELL, wheelchair/mobility impaired, hearing impaired, etc.)

Please list your program selections here. Consult the topic list at the bottom of this page and/or the current field trip brochure (PDF) for program titles and descriptions. Please be aware that not all programs will be available on all dates or in all possible combinations; the more flexible you can be in your choice of programs and/or dates, the more likely we are to be able to satisfy your request.  It is not possible for two classes to have the same topic on the same date, with the exception of Live Animal Presentations.

Please note that during Summer and Winter Breaks, we offer Live Animal Presentations only.
First choice
2nd choice
3rd choice
4th choice
Comments or Special Requests

Scroll to the bottom of the page to submit your request.


Field Trip Fees

Our field trip programs are offered free of charge to all California public schools, thanks in part to a generous grant from the Silver Giving Foundation.

In order to offset increasing costs, we must ask all private and parochial schools, clubs, homeschool networks, and other groups to contribute a modest fee for each program.  The fee for each Live Animal Presentation is $30; all other programs listed below are $50.

Fees should be paid by check or money order, payable to Randall Museum, on the day of your visit.

If you are not affiliated with a public school but believe your situation merits special consideration, you may apply for a fee waiver by writing to fieldtrips@randallmuseum.org.  If you intend to do so, please make a note of it in the Comments or Special Requests field above.

Cancellation Policy

You will be informed by fax (or email, if your school does not have a fax) of your scheduled field trip date(s) and topic(s).  You are responsible for confirming your field trip reservation(s) according to the instructions on the fax.

If you must cancel a scheduled program, call 415-554-9604 or email fieldtrips@randallmuseum.org as soon as possible to allow another group to enjoy your program.  If you fail to notify us at least 48 hours in advance of your scheduled visit, or if you do not respond to repeated attempts to confirm a scheduled program, your school will be billed a $75 no-show fee.  Please be aware that this includes last-minute cancellations due to rain or fallen-through transportation arrangements.  By submitting a field trip request, you agree to these policies.

Available Field Trip Topics

Please check carefully that the topic you are requesting is appropriate for your grade.  Many programs can be adapted for groups older than the listed age range only; email fieldtrips@randallmuseum.org for details. We can provide up to four programs per day total: two Live Animal Presentations and two other classes. Please make your selections with this in mind.

Please note that during Summer and Winter Breaks, we offer Live Animal Presentations only.

Live Animal Presentation - Grades K & up
Offered at 10:15 and 11:15 each day
30-50 minutes
Your program will highlight behavior, adaptations and natural history of selected museum animals.
Select one of the following themes (optional):
Animal Senses
Habitats
Desert Animals
Nocturnal Animals
Predator-Prey Relationships
An animal room scavenger hunt is also available to download here.

Creepy Crawlies - Grades K-5
Meet beetles, spiders, crickets and roaches. Use magnifiers to inspect
live adult and larval insects.
Green & Growing - Grades K-3
Look, listen, smell, taste, touch, move and sing your way through the
world of plants.
Air & Wind - Grades 1-3
Experiment with the basics of air expansion, pressure & movement.
Take home a pinwheel pattern to explore wind energy.
Magnetism & Electricity - Grades 2-4
Experiment with the forces of nature using magnets, batteries and
everyday objects.
Birds of a Feather - Grades 2-8
Examine bones, feet & feathers. Test different beaks to learn about
feeding adaptations.
Before San Francisco - Grades 3-4
View slides of the land, American Indians, explorers and settlers.
Students try skills of the early 1800's.
Bay Area Geology - Grades 3-8
Find out what makes the earth rumble and shake as you explore our
rocky hill. Learn about important minerals and San Francisco's most
common rocks.
Earthquake! - Grades 3-8
Through slides and our earthquake exhibit, learn about the Great
1906 Earthquake and what it was like to live here as San Francisco
was rebuilt.
Water, Water Everywhere - Grades 3-8
Get wet exploring water physics (surface tension, buoyancy, density,
pressure) and conservation.
Native Plants & Animals Slide Show - Grades 3 & up
Discover how native plants, animals and insects rely on each other,
and tour the museum's native plant garden.
Available at your school site for a $50 fee; contact
mgoodale@randallmuseum.org to request this service.
Skullduggery - Grades 4-7
Investigate skulls and bones and follow written clues to discover
their identities.
StarLab - Grades 4 & up
Dec. 11-13 & May 6-9 only. Dates changed to June 3-6 only.
Crawl into our inflatable planetarium to learn about the stars
in the sky. Find out how objects move in the solar system and
make your own star map to take home. Max. 30 students.
Map & Compass - Grades 4-8
Learn basic map reading and map making skills and draw your
own "treasure map" of our site.
Whales of San Francisco - Grades 4 & up
Each year more than a dozen species of whales visit this area.
View slides, hear whale sounds, and see and touch whale-
related artifacts.

Special Opportunities:

A-Maze-Ing Puzzles - Grades 2-6
Fall semester (Oct.-Jan.) only Extended!  Also available March 5 - May 1.
Tour the special exhibit of the same name, for which the Randall
Museum's lobby has been turned into a giant maze.  In the
classroom, explore grade-appropriate brain teasers, mathematical
conundra, and science puzzles of all sorts.  Bring your thinking
caps!


Except Live Animal Presentations, all programs begin at 10:15 a.m. and last one to two hours, depending on topic and grade level.

It is not possible for more than one class to have the same topic on the same date (except for Live Animal Presentations), or for one class to have more than one topic.
If two or more teachers would like to have the same topic on different dates, please submit separate requests. Due to the high demand for our programs, we provide only one field trip per class, per year.
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Randall Museum - 199 Museum Way - San Francisco, CA 94114
ph: (415) 554-9600 fax: (415) 554-9609 info@randallmuseum.org