South Carolina student field trips are an excellent means of engaging your students with the state’s role in the history behind America 250 and the limitless potential found within STEM
Amongst the many South Carolina student educational field trips available, the topics of America 250 and STEM yield particularly fruitful opportunities for students of all ages. Through iconic historical sites and exhibits based around the state’s efforts in the American Revolution, students will gain a greater appreciation for the arduous journey that culminated in America’s freedom and the time period in which it took place. Likewise, top-tier museums and science centers will present STEM resources with the potential to open students’ minds to endless possibilities. Whether your class trip decides to take part in commemorating America’s upcoming 250th anniversary or exploring the potential of STEM’s various disciplines, these field trips will leave an impact on the students who embark upon them.
Kings Mountain National Military Park in South Carolina. Photo credit: Kings Mountain National Military Park Facebook page
South Carolina Field Trip Ideas
- King’s Mountain National Military Park
- The Charleston Museum’s Becoming American: Charleston in the Revolution
- South Carolina State Museum
- Roper Mountain Science Center
America 250 and History Field Trips in South Carolina
Kings Mountain National Military Park
Deemed “the turn of the tide of success” by Thomas Jefferson, Kings Mountain National Military Park preserves the grounds of the first significant patriot victory after the British invasion of Charleston, South Carolina. The park’s ranger-led programs will transport your students back in time as they learn about the key weapons used in the battle, simulate a military drill, and take part in hands-on activities that look at colonial life, nature and 18th-century soldiers. Additionally, listen to a ranger discuss the battle on a hike along the park’s Battlefield Trail or in the Visitor Center. Along with a video presentation produced by the History Channel and a museum that goes further into the battle’s story, students will be fascinated as they gain a fuller picture of this historical site and era.
The Charleston Museum’s Becoming an American exhibit. Photo credit: The Charleston Museum Facebook page
The Charleston Museum
Another outstanding South Carolina student travel opportunity, The Charleston Museum’s Becoming American: Charleston in the Revolution exhibit examines the impact that the city had on the American Revolution. Students will learn about the events and battles that took place in Charleston and get to see a vast selection of objects related to the Revolutionary War.
In addition, the museum also offers two related classes for grades 4-12. Perspectives of the Revolutionary War will expose students to the different parts South Carolinians played in the conflict, while Revolutionary Charleston will explore the roles of Charleston and South Carolina during the Revolution.
South Carolina STEM Field Trip Ideas
South Carolina State Museum
Free admission and interactive science programming for students from K-12 make the South Carolina State Museum a great pick for STEM field trips. This Smithsonian Affiliate features immersive programs that examine the building blocks of matter, what makes matter react in different ways, the properties and power of light, and different forms of electricity. Classes can also get the chance to visit the Boeing Observatory, which houses a state-of-the-art telescope and an astronomy educator to talk with, as well as the museum’s planetarium, a 55-foot digital dome that offers affordable shows centered around the dynamic appearances of celestial objects, the formation of stars and our planet’s diverse habitats.
Educational field trips at the South Carolina State Museum exhibit. Photo credit: South Carolina State Museum Facebook page
Roper Mountain Science Center
Known as the Upstate’s premier facility for all ages to engage with science, the Roper Mountain Science Center is 62 acres full of activities and exploration and a wonderful South Carolina student field trip. Classes can interact with animal habitats at Harrison Hall, participate in labs focused on STEM, physics, chemistry, and robotics at Symmes Hall, become mesmerized by the Hooper Planetarium’s 4K projection and 5.1 surround sound, or traverse the new 28,000 square foot Environmental Science and Sustainability Building. For first through eighth graders, Roper Mountain also has individual field trip listings for each grade.
