Virtual
Field Trips
Virtual Programs
Grades: preK – 12
Monday – Friday
10 or 11:30 a.m., 12:30 or 1:30 p.m.
$150 per class | Online
Maximum one classroom per program, one program per time slot
Virtual field trips deliver Garden learning to your classroom through an online meeting platform of your choice. Each program includes a kit of materials and a 45- to 60-minute investigation of phenomena related to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) led by a Garden educator.
Field trip workshops must be booked a minimum of three weeks in advance; full payment is due at time of scheduling. Select a workshop topic at checkout.
Once your program is booked, a Garden educator will reach out to arrange delivery of materials and online meeting platform.
To ensure the quality of the experience, schools may not combine multiple classrooms into one program.
If you have any questions, please email or call the Registrar's Office at (847) 835-6801.
Winter
December 1, 2025 – March 20, 2026
(no programs December 22, 2025 – January 2, 2026; January 19 or February 16, 2026)
Winter Workshop Offerings
45 – 60 minutes each
Discovering Plants
Grades K – 1
How do the parts of a plant help it get the things it needs to grow? And what happens when a plant doesn’t get what it needs? Dig deeper into plant structures and functions and pot your very own plant.
NGSS: K-LS1-1, K-ESS3-1, 1-LS1-1
Flower Lab
Grades 2 – 3
What is the reason for a flower, and how does it do its job? Become scientists through a guided dissection of a real flower to look for patterns in form and function and to hypothesize about how pollination works.
NGSS: 2-LS2-2; 3-LS1-1; 4-LS1-1
Carnivorous Plants
Grades 3 – 5
What's going on with these plants that eat bugs? We will virtually introduce you to sundews, pitcher plants, and Venus flytraps and guide you through an experiment using non-carnivorous plants to understand what plants need and why carnivorous plants have adaptations to trap insects.
NGSS: 4-LS1-1; 5-LS2-1; MS-LS1-4
DIY Hydroponics
Grades 6 – 12
Can you make a system to grow plants in water? Discover the basics of growing plants in water, consider the factors that go into engineering solutions to problems, and work with a Garden educator to build a small hydroponics system in your classroom.
NGSS: MS-LS2-4; MS-ETS1-1, 2, 3; HS-ETS1-1,2,3
If you would like to register for a a Virtual Field Trip, please enter your unique school code supplied to your school or district. If you do not have your code, please locate it here, then click on your school’s link to register. If your school is not on the list, contact us to request a school code or call (847) 835-6801 with any questions.