50 Pittsburgh Lesson Plans to Prepare for a School Trip

How can I get my students even more engaged during our trip to Pittsburgh?

Many of the sites that you will visit in Pittsburgh have developed lesson plans to deepen understanding and further student engagement. Enhance your travel experience by spending time studying a focus topic area prior to your school trip using these Pittsburgh lesson plans.

See an example of a 2-day customized Pittsburgh itinerary

 

Pittsburgh   Lesson   Plans

Carnegie Science Center Lesson Plans, Topics Include: 

• I Spy Early Learner Riddle Game
• History Stumpers
• Hubble Educator Guide
• Recycle Robot
• Robot Sprite
• Sticker Robots
• Robot Ads
• Count the Dots | Grades 4-6
• Making Faces | Grades 4-6
• What’s Hidden Inside | Grades 4-6
• Robot Sprite | Grades 4-6
• Build a Robot Arm | Grades 7-9
• Robot Sprite | Grades 7-9
• Sketching Gadget | Grades 7-9
• I Want to Hold Your Hand | Grades 7-9
• Lever Action | Grades 10-12
• Robot Sprite | Grades 10-12
• Rover Races | Grades 10-12
• Wiry Robots | Grades 10-12
• One World One Sky | Buhl Planetarium
• Two Small Pieces of Glass | Buhl Planetarium
• The Sky Above Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood | Buhl Planetarium

Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium Lesson Plans and Activities, Topics Include:

•  Animals in Jeopardy | Grades 4-6
• Exploring the Tropical Rainforest | Grades 4-6
• Vertebrates | Grades 4-6
• Animal Observations | Grades 4-6
• Windows to Conservation | Grades 4-6
• Biodiversity’s Bounty | Grades  7-12
• A Plan for Survival | Grades  7-12
• Conservation Efforts | Wild Earth Day Resources

• Andy Warhol’s Life and Art
• Art and Aesthetics
• History, Art, and Culture
• Interdisciplinary Themes

The Frick Lesson Plans and Activities, Topics Include:

• Three-Piece Landscapes: Creating Depth in Two-dimensional Space
• Every Attic Tells a Story

Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Lesson Plans, Topics Include:

• Artistically Remembering Pittsburgh’s Steel Heritage | Grades 4-6
• Picture Detectives Worksheet | Grades 4-6
• Steel Heritage Exploration Sheet | Grades 4-6
• Pittsburgh’s Sculpture Packet | Grades 4-6
• Venn Diagram Sheet | Grades 4-6
• Artists Brainstorming Sheet | Grades 4-6
• Advertising and Media | Grade 6
• Way of Life During Pittsburgh’s Steel Industry | Grade 7-8
• Industrial China Compared to Industrial Pittsburgh | Grade 12
• Math Using Historical Statistics from Pittsburgh’s Steel Industry | Grades  9-10
• Transportation | Grades  10-11
• My Community
• How Communities are Different
• Four Maps of My Community

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