The document summarizes a field trip to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, where students will learn about life forms in the San Jacinto Mountains. The field trip materials, standards, and objectives are outlined. Students will be split into two groups - one will go on a guided nature walk to learn about native flora and fauna from a park ranger, while the other will watch a documentary video in the tramway theater. Key plants like pinyon pine, native fan palm, and desert agave as well as animals including kangaroo rat, Costa's hummingbird, and bighorn sheep that can be found in the area are listed.

1. FIELD TRIP TO THE PALM
SPRINGS AERIAL
TRAMWAY
By: Jordan Cadena

2. Objective
During a field trip to
the Palm Springs
Aerial Tramway,
students are given a
visual
representation of
the San Jacinto
Mountains life forms
by learning life
sciences.

3. Materials
 Packed Lunch
 Backpack
 Water
 Notebook with pencil
 Fieldtrip Handout

4. Standards
Life Science National Standard
 Students know The World in Spatial
examples of diverse Terms
life forms in different  1. How to use maps
environments, such and other geographic
representations, tools,
as oceans, deserts, and technologies to
tundra, forests, acquire, process, and
grasslands, and report information.
wetlands  2. How to use mental
maps to organize
information about
people, places, and

5. Objectives
 Students will learn
the natural
resources available
on the San Jacinto
mountains.
 Students will be able
to read a map

6. Procedure
Group 1 Group 2
 Will attend a guided  Will attend the Palm
nature walk. Park Springs Aerial
Ranger will guide Tramway
the walk while documentary video
discussing the in the tramway
native flora and theatre.
fauna.

7. Flora
Pinyon Pine
Native fan
palm
Desert
Agave
Creosote
bush

8. Fauna
Kangaroo rat
Costa’s
hummingbird
Gambel’s
quail
Roadrunner
Southern
yellow bat
Peninsular
big horn
sheep

9. Conclusion
 What we
observed and
learned
today.
 What native
flora and
fauna is
located in the
San Jacinto
Mountains.