Mobile Field Trip

The Schools to Tools Mobile Field Trip is touring schools across Michigan and features engaging hands-on challenges alongside dynamic virtual experiences that lets your students step into the world of the skilled trades.

Check out the Mobile Field Trip Challenges & Stations!

NAIL/SCREW DRIVE CHALLENGE

Students can try their hand at swinging a hammer and driving screws.

FRAMING CHALLENGE

Students read blueprints and compete to correctly assemble a scaled wood frame wall and truss.

LEVELING CHALLENGE

Students work together to level and align an aluminum frame using high precision master levels.

SELFIE STATION

Students don personal protective equipment and step into a 3D scene.

APPRENTICE STORIES

Students hear from current apprentices about their journey into the trades.

BUILDING A BRIGHT FUTURE

Hear a spoken word poem paired with captivating visuals to learn about how the construction trades play a critical role in building a carbon-free future.

VIRTUAL WELDER

Use an augmented reality welder to see how well you can lay a bead.

TRIVIA CHALLENGE

Compete to answer questions about labor history and the trades.

AUGMENTED REALITY EXPLORATION

Use an iPad or put on AR glasses while exploring construction site mock-ups to view animations delving into all the aspects of working in construction.

VIRTUAL REALITY JOBSITE TOUR

Put on our immersive VR headset and find yourself standing on top of the Gordie Howe Bridge, inside Little Caesars Arena, at a mass timber construction site on Mackinac Island, on the water’s edge of the Soo Locks and more while hearing from Apprentices what it means to build Michigan’s most iconic projects.

Request the Schools to Tools Mobile Field Trip!