Field Trips

Experience the Museums at Union Station virtually with your students this school year through visual and interactive remote-learning sessions led by museum educators. Groups or individuals are welcome to participate.

For over a decade, the Museums at Union Station has facilitated programs for hundreds of thousands of children and adults. Each of the programs below is a unique interactive experience driven by student inquiry. Scroll down for detailed descriptions of each program offering. 

Offerings (see below for full program descriptions): 

  • Women's Suffrage and Voting Rights Now 
  • Getting Around: Transportation in Ogden Then and Now 
  • A, B, C's of Transportation
  • Ogden at its Core

Advance reservations are required. To request a reservation, complete the Field Trip Request Form.


Field Trip Details: 

  • Field Trips are available Tuesday through Friday starting at 9:30 am, 11:00 am, and 1:00 pm. 
  • Programs can be 45 or 60 minutes long, according to teacher’s preference, and are led by experienced museum educators.   
  • Programs are offered on-site. 
  • Each program costs $70 for a maximum of 35 student participants. .    
  • Families, homeschool networks, or friends are also encouraged to bring a group of 5-35 participants together to experience a  field trip.

All inquiries will be answered in the order they are received. Once the booking process begins, changing your initial request may result in its going back in the queue. 

Pricing

  • Up to 35 student participants: $70 
  • Up to 70 student participants: $140
  • Up to 150 student participants: $300

Booking a Program:

Step 1: Review field trip offerings below and have your information ready   

Step 2: Fill out the Field Trip Request Form  

Step 3: After you receive an email from the Museum’s scheduling team with available dates and times, please respond to complete your reservation  

Step 4: Check your final confirmation letter and share the Field Trip information and responsibilities with your students, parents/guardians, and co-teachers. 

We look forward to bringing the Museum to you and your students virtually this school year! To request a reservation, complete the Field Trip Request Form.

Program Offerings:

Women's Suffrage and Voting Rights Now  

Grades 2 – 12

Discover diverse leaders within the women's suffrage movement and the tactics they used to expand voting rights. Learn about how their racial and ethnic identities and class experiences shaped their political views and strategies. Looking back 100 years to the passage of the 19th amendment, participants will explore the legacy and shortcomings of the movement for votes for women and learn about the importance of the voting rights now.   

Related Exhibition: Beyond Suffrage: A Century of Northern Utah Women Making History

Advance reservations are required to book a program. To request a reservation, complete this Field Trip Request Form.

Getting Around: Transportation in Ogden Then and Now

Grades K – 5

From horse-drawn omnibuses to electric cars, transportation in Ogden City has undergone many changes from the 1800s to present day. Students will discuss how Ogden evolved over time by seeing pictures from the Museum’s collection. Participants will play a matching game and notice how new technologies affected the ways Ogdenites lived and traveled. 

Advance reservations are required to book a program. To request a reservation, complete this Field Trip Request Form.

A, B, C's of Transportation

Grades Pre-K - 2

Play in the past on a Caboose and 1937 Packard. A,B,C's of transportation program helps young children explore transportation history through music, role play, and picture books. 

Advance reservations are required to book a program. To request a reservation, complete this Field Trip Request Form.

Ogden at its Core

Grades All 

Explore three galleries that focuses on a specific aspect of Ogden’s history. Topics may include “From Outpost to Metropolis—Ogden from 1833 to 1900,” “Burn the Old Town Down,” “Where’s the Beef?” and more.

Advance reservations are required to book a program. To request a reservation, complete this Field Trip Request Form.

Additional Educator Resources and Lesson Plans 

Bring the Museum to your students! Educator Resources and Lesson Plans are available online:  

  • Equal Rights
  • Civil Rights in Ogden
  • Women in Politics in Ogden (coming soon) 
  • Labor Rights in Ogden (coming soon) 
  • On the Grid (coming soon)
  • Ogden at Its Core (coming soon)

Field trips support the following Common Core Standards:

SL.4.3. –  Explain events or concepts based on information in a historical text 

SL.5.1 – Engage in collaborative discussions with the educator and with each other 

SL.5.1c – Participate in discussions by asking and answering specific content-related questions 

SL.5.2. – Summarize information presented visually