KEEN's Field Science Program
Take science outside.
Hands-on environmental science for grades 4–12 at the Yakima Canyon Interpretive Center.
The shrub-steppe is our classroom.
KEEN partners with teachers to design field investigations that bring science to life. From native plant and wildlife surveys to water and wetland studies, habitat restoration, geology, and ecosystem resilience, students ask questions, collect data, work together, and use evidence to explain what they discover.
Field Science Visit
Field Science Visit
A focused, educator-led investigation designed around your class's current science unit.
Approximately 3 hours.
Cost: from $575 per class*
*Final cost depends on class size
Full-Day Expedition
Full-Day Expedition
A deeper day of fieldwork featuring connected investigations, data collection, analysis, and reflection.
Cost: from $1,050 per class*
*Final cost depends on class size
Residential Science Camp
Residential Science Camp
Two days and one night of field science, campsite learning, collaborative challenges, and an evening ecology program.
Cost: $165 per student; 20-student minimum
Camping Supplies: Please contact KEEN to discuss
Extended Research Expedition
Extended Research Expedition
Three days and two nights for students to collect data over time, study ecological change, and develop evidence-based findings.
Cost: $245 per student; 20-student minimum.
Camping supplies: Contact KEEN to discuss
Three-Visit Science Partnership
Three-Visit Science Partnership
Return across the seasons to compare observations, track ecological change, and deepen student understanding.
Cost: from $1,550 per class for three visits.
Custom Programs
Contact KEEN to discuss your needs!
Why learn with KEEN?
Students experience science in a real-world setting, with opportunities to observe, measure, question, analyze and collaborate.
Programs are planned with teachers around grade level, curriculum goals, season, and student needs. Students can explore a distinctive Central Washington landscape while learning how scientists investigate ecosystems and monitor habitat restoration.
Plan a school visit
Tell us your grade level, class size, science unit, and preferred dates. KEEN will recommend a format and work with you on learning objectives, scheduling and logistics.
Bring your curriculum to life in the Yakima River Canyon.
Contact KEEN to plan a field science visit for your class.
Note: Residential program details, campsite availability, student capacity, equipment, meals, and supervision arrangements are confirmed with each school before booking.
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