Fieldtrip to the Museum Fieldtrip to the Museum of Manof Man

San Diego, CASan Diego, CA

Location InformationLocation Information

► Open Daily: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Open Daily: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.► Closed: Thanksgiving & Christmas DayClosed: Thanksgiving & Christmas Day► Located in the Located in the Historic California BuildingHistoric California Building In In

Balboa ParkBalboa Park► Admission Fees Admission Fees

Adults - $10.00Adults - $10.00Youth (ages 13-17 years) - $7.50Youth (ages 13-17 years) - $7.50Children (ages 3-12 years) - $5.00Children (ages 3-12 years) - $5.00Seniors (62+) - $7.50Seniors (62+) - $7.50Students (with ID) - $7.50Students (with ID) - $7.50Active Military (with ID) - $7.50Active Military (with ID) - $7.50Children under 3 - FREE Children under 3 - FREE Members - FREE Members - FREE

DirectionsDirections

► 1350 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 921011350 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101► Coming from the west, Laurel Street changes to El Prado as it Coming from the west, Laurel Street changes to El Prado as it

enters Balboa Park across the historic Cabrillo Bridge. The enters Balboa Park across the historic Cabrillo Bridge. The San Diego Museum of ManSan Diego Museum of Man is in the California Building, a is in the California Building, a San Diego landmark with its tower and tiled dome, located at San Diego landmark with its tower and tiled dome, located at the east end of Cabrillo Bridge at the entrance to Balboa Park. the east end of Cabrillo Bridge at the entrance to Balboa Park. The most direct approach to the Museum is from the west via The most direct approach to the Museum is from the west via Laurel Street/El Prado. Laurel Street/El Prado.

DescriptionDescription

► The Museum has a permanent exhibit calledThe Museum has a permanent exhibit called Footsteps Footsteps Through Time: Four Million Years of Human Evolution Through Time: Four Million Years of Human Evolution exhibit. exhibit. This is where students can Explore 65 million years of This is where students can Explore 65 million years of hominids in the exhibits five galleries that offer an in-depth hominids in the exhibits five galleries that offer an in-depth look at evolution. The Footsteps exhibit is filled with more look at evolution. The Footsteps exhibit is filled with more than 100 replicas of early humans, primates and cyborgs of than 100 replicas of early humans, primates and cyborgs of the future. Students can see how far human kind has come as the future. Students can see how far human kind has come as they compare their hands, feet, and brains to those of they compare their hands, feet, and brains to those of primates. Then, they can enjoy a variety of dioramas, primates. Then, they can enjoy a variety of dioramas, including a Neanderthal burial from more than 60,000 years including a Neanderthal burial from more than 60,000 years ago.ago.

Pre-field trip LessonPre-field trip Lesson

► K.W.L. Chart (“I Wonder….”)K.W.L. Chart (“I Wonder….”) Prior to the field trip, the students will construct a K.W.L. Prior to the field trip, the students will construct a K.W.L.

chart as a class.chart as a class. They will first organize their ideas by working with partners to They will first organize their ideas by working with partners to

discuss what they already know about early hominids.discuss what they already know about early hominids. Then they will write their thoughts on post-its and as a class, Then they will write their thoughts on post-its and as a class,

they will put these thoughts on a chart under “What I they will put these thoughts on a chart under “What I KNOWKNOW.”.”

The students will then formulate questions about what they The students will then formulate questions about what they WONDERWONDER about early man and write these thoughts on about early man and write these thoughts on another post-it. They will then come up to the chart and put another post-it. They will then come up to the chart and put these thoughts under “What I these thoughts under “What I WANTWANT to know.” to know.”

We will discuss these questions and the teacher will We will discuss these questions and the teacher will formulate a handout the students can use to answer any formulate a handout the students can use to answer any questions asked in the “What I want to know” column on the questions asked in the “What I want to know” column on the K.W.L. chart. K.W.L. chart.

Field Trip activityField Trip activity

► The students will use their “I The students will use their “I Wonder” questions from the Wonder” questions from the K.W.L. chart they created in K.W.L. chart they created in class.class.

► They will work in partners to They will work in partners to try to answer as many try to answer as many questions as they can as questions as they can as well as some questions the well as some questions the teacher added to further teacher added to further their inquiry.their inquiry.

► The questions will be The questions will be created to be like a created to be like a “scavenger hunt” and there “scavenger hunt” and there will be a prize for the groups will be a prize for the groups that find the most answers. that find the most answers.

Post-Field Trip activityPost-Field Trip activity

► After filling out as many of their After filling out as many of their questions on the handout, the students questions on the handout, the students will have the opportunity to discuss will have the opportunity to discuss their findings from the Museum of Man. their findings from the Museum of Man.

► They will be able to now fill out the last They will be able to now fill out the last column on the K.W.L. chart: the “What I column on the K.W.L. chart: the “What I LEARNED.LEARNED.” ”

► The students will first discuss with their The students will first discuss with their neighbors and then with the whole class neighbors and then with the whole class about their finding and we will about their finding and we will determine then who found the most determine then who found the most answers. Whoever found the most will answers. Whoever found the most will then get a “prize” (determined by the then get a “prize” (determined by the teacher) for the team who wins the teacher) for the team who wins the scavenger hunt.scavenger hunt.

► The students will then write their The students will then write their “answers” to the questions on a post-it “answers” to the questions on a post-it to answer what they wrote in the “What to answer what they wrote in the “What I I WANT WANT to know” section of the chart. to know” section of the chart. They will place these findings on the They will place these findings on the chart in the front of the class.chart in the front of the class.

► The class will determine what questions The class will determine what questions still need to be answered and have the still need to be answered and have the opportunity to do further research. opportunity to do further research.

Thank you for visitingThank you for visiting

the Museum of Manthe Museum of Man