Explore, Learn, and Play
Luminarium field trips allow students to explore over 125 exhibits, enhancing classroom learning, developing diverse skills, and creating lasting memories.
Field trip reservations for the 2025/26 school year are now open. Please click the link to view available days and times for field trips. If you’re ready to schedule, please complete the Request Form below. Visit our availability calendar.
Learn more about the field trip experience, what to expect, and FAQs below.
Field Trips at Kiewit Luminarium
- Grades: 2 – 12
- Days + Times: Visit our availability calendar
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Length of Visit: Plan for 1.5 to 3 hours in the building for your visit
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Advance Notice: Requests must be submitted at least three weeks in advance of your visit date. Scheduling even earlier is encouraged.
- Cost: $10/student. One free adult chaperone for every 10 students.
- Title One School Support: Visit this link for details about the availability of financial assistance for admission costs.
- More Info: Follow this link to view our Field Trip FAQs and follow this link to view our Chaperone Tips.
- Get in Touch: If you have questions or would like to be put on the Educators’ Newsletter mailing list, please contact us at [email protected].
Deepening Classroom Concepts
Alignment to Standards
During your visit to Kiewit Luminarium, you will find many exhibits that align with state standards. Educators are invited to interact with their students to facilitate connections with other exhibits to expand upon classroom topics and practices.
Self-Guided Activity Suggestions
Constructing Explanations
A 25-minute activity for small teams of students to deeply explore one exhibit and report back to the larger group. The activity has been differentiated to address standards in intermediate and middle school grades, with a general version that can be used by other grade levels.
Scavenger Hunt
A 25 to 45-minute activity for small teams of students to deeply explore three exhibits. Unlike a typical scavenger hunt that is a race to find as many pre-determined checkpoints or objects as possible, the Kiewit Luminarium Scavenger Hunt prompts teams of students to notice, wonder, and try out different ideas at a few exhibits.
Concept Connections
A 25-minute activity for small teams of students to deeply explore three exhibits and to describe a concept that the three exhibits have in common.
What to Expect in a Field Trip
Your day of discovery begins as soon as you step through the front door.