Field Trips With a side of STEM

 

Our field trips are an opportunity for students to get outdoors and also apply science in fun and novel ways!

 

OTB LABS FIELD TRIPS are OUTDOOR field trips with applied science

Schools provide the transportation, we provide the rest. All field trips include any workshop lessons, materials, lead instructors, and any required permits and reservations.

 

Winter Favorite:

SCIENCE ON ICE!

Each winter (typically between December and February) we partner with Allegheny County Parks to offer schools and other organizations the opportunity to book our SCIENCE ON ICE trip. *Typically up to total group of 75 students

Students arrive at North Park skating rink where they rotate through several interactive workshops involving obstacles skate, radar puck shooting, and hovercraft racing.

Choose from 5 curated field trips:

1.) Science on Ice

  • Skate Rink Trip, Available December-February

2.) Tubing w/Science

  • Snow Tubing Trip, Available December-February

3.) Waterfall Hike and Fossil Hunt

  • Available late Spring

4.) Survival Science Outdoor Workshops

  • Available early Fall & Late Spring

5.) Leaf/Tree ID & waterfall Hike

  • Available early Fall & Late Spring (Ideal mid-late fall)

 

Plan to book AT LEAST a couple of months prior to trip to ensure you can reserve desired date as availability for these seasonal trips is limited.