Hello Sonya; The Alaska Volcano Observatory is unable to accommodate most public tours due to staffing limitations. We regret very much that this is the case and hope you will understand if we decline. We encourage you to visit our web site: www.avo.alaska.edu for information, photos, and real time data for volcanoes of Alaska. You may also submit specific questions about Alaska's volcanoes and AVO to the web site and we will do our best to answer in a timely manner. See this link: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php Other sources of information are the "Ask A Geologist" email service you can find at this web site: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/ask-a-geologist/ Or, for Alaska specific geology questions, this site: http://www.dggs.alaska.gov/ask-a-geologist/contact-us.php We also have a Guidebook for teachers available for free download here: http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/99/ Thank you, Cheryl -------- Sonya Davis wrote: Hi There. My class, students grades 4-6, will be doing a unit of study titled Earth's Materials this year, and I would like to schedule a field trip to your observatory. Is this possible? If so, please let me know the process and costs involved. I'm hoping that students would receive a presentation while there that would help them gain a better understanding about the forces that have shaped the earth. Thank you. Ms. Davis 742-4540 (work phone) -- Cheryl Cameron Geologist, Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys voice: 907-451-5012 fax: 907-451-5050