NTPS students study science in the field

  • Field Experiences are site-based learning opportunities connecting students to relevant, real-world problems and local phenomenon. They travel to various locations in the area to have hands-on learning experiences related to the science concepts they are learning.

  • Kindergarten-2nd Grade

    • The Farm
    • Nisqually Refuge
    • The Prairie
    • Tolmie State Park
    • Point Defiance Park

    3rd-5th Grade

    • Water Quality Testing
    • Nisqually Refuge
    • Northwest Trek
    • Estuarium - Olympia
    • WET Science Center
    • Port Blakely Tree Farm
    • Nisqually Reach Center
    • Hands-On Museum
    • Intercity Transit Facility
    • East Bay Marina
    • Burfoot Park
    • Salmon Spawning (5th Grade)
    • GREEN Congress (5th Grade)

  • 6th-8th Grade

    • Mount St. Helens
    • LOTT Wet Center
    • Nearshore Zittels & Tolmie
    • Salmon Spawning
    • City of Lacey Green Tour
    • Water Quality Testing
    • Nisqually Refuge
    • Taylor Shellfish Farm
    • Puget Sound Shellfish Farm
    • On the Water - Boat Trip
    • GREEN Congress
    • GRuB & Farmer's Market
    • SeaPearch ROV
    • Puget Sound Landscaping

    9th-12th Grade

    • Water Quality Testing
    • Watershed Engineering
    • Clear Creek Hatchery
    • University of Washington Math Day
    • University of Washington Engineering Day
    • St. Martin's Engineering Fair
    • Evergreen Science Fair
    • Seattle Aquarium
    • Tolmie Nearshore / Water Quality
    • Port of Olympia
    • Lakeside Industries
    • Construction Day
    • Try-A-Trade
    • Thurston County Chamber
    • Lacey STEM Fair