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In-Person Field Trips

In-Person middle and high school field trips are available at all DNALC locations.

High School

  • Forensic DNA Profiling, Human DNA Fingerprinting, and Human Mitochondrial Sequencing are restricted to students in 10th, 11th, or 12th grade.
  • The cost of standard labs is $575 per class up to 24 students, and $750 per class over 24 students.
  • The cost of Advanced Inquiry labs is $750 per class up to 24 students, and $950 per class over 24 students.
  • Unless other arrangements have been made in advance, all labs begin promptly at 9:30 AM. Any group that arrives more than 30 minutes late for their scheduled lab will risk forfeiting the reservation.
  • Before the visit, teachers will receive an information package to help with student preparation.

Middle School

In-school Programs

Teachers can select one, or a sequence of several of our Middle School Labs.

  • In-school instruction is $1,450/day for up to 5 classes
  • To make a reservation please find contact information under Reservation Information.

 

Field Trips at a DNALC

Teachers can select one, or a sequence of several of our Middle School Labs.

  • DNALC classrooms are limited to 24 or 32 students, and are reserved on a first come, first served basis.
  • For most field trips, we can accommodate two classes (64 students max) at the same time (9:30-11:30 am or 12:00-2:00 pm). This excludes the Harlem DNA Lab, which is a single classroom.
  • Two-hour wet lab/museum tour (CSH and Brooklyn only) field trips are $375 per class .
  • Two-hour wet lab/computer lab and two-hour wet lab trips are $425 per class.
  • $5 per student materials fee applies to DNA Models field trip ONLY.

Two-hour field trip options include:

Extended day field trips

CSI: Learning Center Grades 6–8 $800/class
Survival of the Fittest Grades 6–8 $800/class
DNA Basics Grades 5–7 $800/class
(+$5 per student for materials)
Ötzi the Iceman
(CSH and Brooklyn only)
Grades 5–8 $800/class