Chicago Botanic Garden

Education

Student Field Trips

PHOTO: School Field Trips

Guided Programs PreK

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Discovering Plants
Pre- and Post-Trip Activities
September 6 – October 14
Mon. – Fri., 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. or 10 a.m. – noon
$115
Maximum number of children: 25
A 1:5 ratio of chaperones to children is required.

Students will become junior botanists as they learn about the roles of plant parts. To experience plant parts in action, students will either explore the new Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden or take a tram ride to the main island. Students will pot a plant to take home.

Tentative activities include the following:
• Plant Parts Puzzle
• Plant Parts Act-Out
• Botany Crafts and Notes in a Junior Botanist Journal

New! Trains and Trees
November 28 – December 16
Mon. – Fri., 10 a.m. – noon
$115
Maximum number of students: 30
A 1:5 ratio of chaperones to children is required.

Explore the enchanting Wonderland Express exhibition and learn more about evergreen trees and their adaptations to the change in seasons. Students will take home a special holiday craft.

Tentative activities include the following:
• Wonderland Express Scavenger Hunt
• Evergreen Sorting

new! Discovering Trees
Pre- and Post-Trip Activities
February 6 – February 10, 2012
March 19 – March 30, 2012
Mon. – Fri., 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. or 10 a.m. – noon
$115
Maximum number of children: 25
A 1:5 ratio of chaperones to children is required.

Students will become tree scientists as they learn about the parts of trees. To investigate the world of trees, students will either explore the new Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden or take a trolley ride to the main island. Students will take home a special token to remember their Garden experience.

Tentative activities include the following:
• Tree Parts Puzzle
• Tree Parts Act-Out
• Tree Crafts and Notes in a Tree Scientist Journal