TM Field Trips Ice Cream Lab Field Trips are a sweet combination of education and entertainment, designed and hosted by a team of certified teachers and aligned with PA Academic Standards, including the Common Core Standards for Language Arts and Mathematics. Trip Description The History of Ice Cream Ice Cream Around the World The Next Great Flavor Experiment Little Scoops Preschool Field Trip In a fun and exciting journey through time, participants help bring the history of America’s favorite frozen dessert to life. Through the use of props, costumes and interactive storytelling, they’ll learn about ordinary people who made extraordinary contributions to ice cream’s rich and flavorful past. Equipped with only a compass and map, teams will follow clues on a quest to solve the case of the sabotaged lab specimens. The adventure begins with a virtual race around the world to correctly identify the countries of origin for 9 frozen desserts. Teams will compete to be the first to accurately complete their passport! Even “little scoops” can enjoy a field trip customized just for them. Appropriate for children ages 3-5, this trip specializes in keeping eager minds engaged and little fingers busy. Then, using inventor Nancy Johnson’s technique, teams will put the The Ice Lab’s Batch Maker to the test when they conduct their own science experiments to see who can create the best tasting ice cream. Will hand-made or batch-made be the victor? Join us to find out! Applying what they’ve learned, competitors must then rely on their keen senses of sight, smell and taste to evaluate and correctly classify six tasty specimens. This fun and challenging field trip transports the ice cream flavors of the world directly to their taste buds. Work behind the scenes with The Ice Cream Lab’s master flavor creator, Doc Scoopendorf as he invites your group to assist with The Next Great Flavor Experiment. Before they become “qualified flavorators” however, Doc presents three challenges: teams must identify America’s most popular flavors, determine how different ingredients can change a flavor, and decide on the most nutritional ingredients. Should the teams be successful, they will then need to work collaboratively to create and present The Next Great Flavor, which a panel of select judges will evaluate. Flavor Master Extraordinaires will have their winning flavors posted on our Facebook page. Gross motor skills are highlighted as we play an Ice Cream Scoop Relay game, and then it’s time for some fun Preschool Math and Science as we measure and mix ingredients to make our own ice cream. Children will enjoy crafting a Soda Fountain hat just like the one Curious George wears in the story they hear. Agenda Facility Tour 25 min. Interactive Presentation of The History of Ice Cream Hands-on Ice Cream Making Science Experiments Demonstration of The Ice Cream Lab’s BatchMaking Process Taste Test Comparisons Make Your Own Scientific Sundaes with Test Tube Toppings Duration: Cost: Seating capacity: Materials Included: Parking: Facility Tour Passport Match Challenge Virtual world tour of nine countries with clues about their unique frozen desserts America’s favorite frozen desserts: how they are made and how they differ Taste test like the pros Sample, evaluate and correctly identify the sabotaged lab specimens Make Your Own Scientific Sundaes with Test Tube Toppings An Ice Cream Lab Access Pass used during the trip, will be sent for participants to complete and bring along. Facility Tour Doc Scoopendorf’s science experiment History of flavors and the Ice Cream Sundae Challenge #1: Flavor Knowledge Challenge #2: Taste Test Challenge #3: Nutrition Each team member will be assigned a specific role to assist in creating The Next Great Flavor which will be evaluated on appearance, taste and nutritional value. Make Your Own Scientific Sundaes with Test Tube Toppings Preschool tables and chairs are used for this field trip. Facility Tour Soda Fountain Hat Craft Activity Ice Cream Themed Story Telling Scoop Toss or Scoop Relay Game Hands-on Ice Cream Making Science Experiments Make Your Own Scientific Sundaes Each trip is 90 minutes $150 for up to 15 participants; $8.95 each additional 50 max. on-site; unlimited off-site Teacher Resource Packet Participant Certificates of Completion If your group is arriving by bus, please notify your driver that bus parking is available directly in front of the Lehigh Plaza strip mall, in the spaces parallel to the wooden shrubbery planters, along Route 145. These spaces were designed so buses can easily enter and exit off of Rt. 145 without entering the parking lot. LARGE BUSES SHOULD NOT ENTER THE PARKING LOT AS SUFFICIENT ROOM FOR TURNING AROUND IS NOT AVAILABLE. Our staff will be happy to assist with the unloading of students and teachers to ensure their safety when crossing the parking lot to the Ice Cream Lab entrance. REMINDERS All participants are required to sign a Release of Liability which will be sent with your event confirmation. A final headcount is required the day before your event; please advise us of any known food allergies at that time. Although the lab area is peanut-free, there are peanut products within our retail environment. If a participant has a severe peanut allergy, they will be escorted directly into the lab. Please inform us of any other allergy concerns you may have, as most can be accommodated quite easily. Children under the age of 5 and all non-participating parents are invited to remain in the observation area during field trips. One payment for large groups is required unless arranged otherwise. Guests are invited to shop our souvenir display at the conclusion of the trip.