• The Coca-Cola Space Science Center at Columbus State University, in Columbus, Georgia, is an excellent resource and field trip option for students and teachers. Click on the  image below to explore the site:

• Visit one of the largest areas of canyons in Georgia, The Little Grand Canyon-(Providence Canyon State Park), in Lumpkin GA. This park is an excellent tie-in to the GPS/QCC standards on weathering and erosion, rock formation, geologic time, etc. Students can make observations about the formation and colors and make comparisons to those found in other parts of the World, as well as on Mars.

      
Providence Canyon State Conservation Park (Lumpkin, GA)
Since southwest Georgia is sweltering during summer, cooler months are the best time to visit this sunny park. Called "Georgia's Little Grand Canyon," this park's beautiful, multi-hued canyons are actually a result of poor farming practices. The interpretive center was recently refurbished and is popular with geology students. Visitors can hike ten miles of trails around and through the canyons. Although the park has no campground, a few backpacking sites are found along the trail, and nearby Florence Marina State Park has camping and cottages along Lake Walter F. George.
-- http://about.com

Other Learning Experience Ideas:

• Visit Stone Mountain, one of the most impressive Geologic Features in Georgia.
• Visit a beach area to study sand dunes or the Okefenokee Swamp sand wall. Could chemosynthesis take place in murky water of the swamp?
• Locate an area to search for fossils or bio-signatures such Cumberland Island, the kaolin mines of South Georgia, Providence Canyon, etc.