| Overview of the
Schedule for the Roller Coaster Physics Course:
September:
Advertise
using posters in the hallways and presentations to students and parents.
Mid-October:
More
advertisements to remind students about interest meeting
Open house night program
Student
interest sign up list
Possible
first payment collections
Chaperone
interest sign up list
November:
Review
student grades, attendance, and class behavior
Be ready
to collect first payment during the first week of December
Contact
travel agent
Contact
local school transportation department
Contact
visiting school transportation department
December:
Continue
to review student behavior and grades
Remind
students of upcoming after school class
January:
Collect
second payment
Remind
students of class
February-March:
Collect
third payment
Fill out a
district field trip and transportation request form
Call the
park and request a physics/science/math field trip order form
Purchase
airline tickets
Purchase
park admission tickets
Check with
travel agent in regards to lodging arrangements
April:
Confirm
lodging
Confirm
with both school district transportation departments
2-3 weeks before leaving:
Arrange at
the bank for students’ food money
Arrange
for money for the students to enter other attractions
Collect/confirm
purchased park tickets
Pas out
and collect student health forms
Arrange
for a parent, chaperone, and teacher meeting
1 week before leaving:
Final
student meeting-pass out itinerary and important contact information for
parents
Confirm
again with transportation departments
Check with
park to find out if any rides are out of service
1-2 days before leaving:
Collect
equipment: clipboards, stopwatches, tape measure, sizing cards, sextants,
g-meters, extra calculators and pencils
Remind
students of any changes
Confirm
with travel agent
Check the
weather forecast |