 2nd Grade Field Trips
Treat your students to a hands-on, real plants, learning experience!
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FALL 2020
In-Person Field Trips
September - December 2020
In-Person Arboretum School Programs are temporarily suspended through December 31, 2020
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Pollinator Superheroes
Grades K-2
Registration for this in-person program is temporarily suspended
September 15 - September 30
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Apple Harvest
Grades 1-6
Registration for this in-person program is temporarily suspended
September 15 - October 14 (Limit 3 classes per time slot)
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It's a Pumpkin's Life
Grades 1-2
Registration for this in-person program is temporarily suspended
September 29 - October 30
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Plant-Works, Water-Works
Grades 2-4
Registration for this in-person program is temporarily suspended
November 10 - December 11
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WINTER & SPRING 2021
In-Person Field Trips
January - June 2021
Regular on-site school programs are open for registration!
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$6 per student
NOTE: Final adjustment count for # of students and all field trip fees are due at least 30 days in advance.
Minimum/Maximum Students
- Minimum 12 students/session
- Maximum is 3 classes/96 students per session
Chaperones
- Chaperones are free up to 1 adult:5 students
- Minimum requirement is 1 adult:10 students
- Adults beyond 1:5 pay $15 admission
- Note: these numbers do include the teachers attending, though do not include paras or nurses accompanying special needs students.
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Green Grocery: "Did you eat a plant today?"
Grades 1-2
Registration is open for 2021 dates
January 19 - February 18
Limit 3 classes per time slot; Extended day options (additional 1/2 hour for lunch) available for 4-5 classes for $10/class
9:30-11:30
12:30-2:30
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$6/student
Let your students in on a HUGE secret, most of our groceries come from plants! Learn all about plant parts, food plants, and photosynthesis during this action packed field trip.
- Observe a photosynthesis food factory at the giant leaf exhibit
- Locate 22 different food plants from all over the world in the Greenhouse
- Plant take-away garlic bulbs for food tasting after the field trip
- Taste garlic toast in the Harvest Kitchen
Science Standards
(1,2).4.2.1.1 Interdependence in Natural Systems
1.1.3.1.1 Natural Systems
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Maple Syrup Time
Grades 1-6
Registration is open for 2021 dates
March 10 - March 30
Limit 3 classes per time slot, option to extend the day with an additional winter trip
9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.
1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
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$6/student
Join us during Maple season at the Arboretum! Say goodbye to winter and sample the sweet flavor of photosynthesis.
- Hike into the woods to tap a maple tree
- Visit the sugarhouse where sap is cooked to syrup, try a syrup taste test
- Learn about maple sugaring traditions of different cultures through time
Science Standards
2.1.2.2.2 Engineering Design Process
4.2.1.1.1 Measurable Properties
(also Minnesota History, Cultural Studies)
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Bees & Blooms
Grades: 2 - 5
Registration is open for 2021 dates
April 27 - June 4
Limit 3 classes per time slot
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
$6/student
Springtime is here! Bees are starting to buzz again, pollinating flowers that will grow into fruits that we harvest later in the year. Join us at the Red Barn Farm and Tashjian Bee and Pollinator Discovery Center to discover how bees and blooms help feed us.
- Explore how pollinators provide the vital link for flowers to transform into the fruits we eat
- Zoom in to discover how bee bodies are adapted to pollinate
- Dissect fresh flowers to learn about flower parts and functions
Science Standards:
(2,3,5).4.1.1.1 Diversity of Life
2.4.3.1.1 Life Cycles
3.4.1.1.2 Observable Physical Characteristics
5.4.2.1.1 Interdependence
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Spring to Life!
Grades 1-3
Registration is open for 2021 dates
April 30 - June 3
Limit 3 classes per time slot
9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
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$6/student
Lengthening days and warming temperatures bring fast changes to the plants in our world. Seeds sprout. Buds open and reveal the leaves, flowers, and stems bundled up inside.
- Search the gardens for plants springing to life
- Plant seeds of a "one-summer" plant (annual) and a "many-summer" plant (perennial)
- Leave with two plants to grow anywhere you choose!
Science Standards
(1,2).4.3.1.1 Life Cycles
2.4.2.1.1 Natural System Interactions
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Discover Spring Peeper Meadow
Grades 2-6
Registration is open for 2021 dates
May 13 - May 26
Limit 3 classes per time slot
9:30-11:30
12:30-2:30
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$6/student
Restoring a corn field to a wetland is no easy task. Find out how scientists set up a giant experiment at the Arboretum's Spring Peeper Meadow 20 years ago and how they are monitoring progress today.
- Use binoculars to observe bird and animal diversity at Spring Peeper Meadow
- Use spoons, ice cube trays, and hand lenses to catch and observe invertebrate species
- Plant wetland seeds, observe diversity and location of wetland plant species
Science Standards
(3,5).4.1.1.1 Diversity of Life
4.3.2.3.1 Water Cycle
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Plantmobile
Arboretum comes to your school!
The Arboretum delivers a field trip right to your classroom!
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 Homeschool
Individual Students with their adult educators
Groups of 12 or more homeschool students may register for any field trip, above! |
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 Self-Guided Visits
You know your students' needs best
See Self-Guided Visits for resources to lead your own Arboretum adventure, or extend your visit.
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Ready to Register?
- Sign in or create a login to our purchase portal
- Select the program(s) you want, and place it in your shopping basket
- Process your order as "purchase order" or call us to pay by credit card. You will receive a confirmation/invoice via email right away.
Need Help?
Arboretum Education Office
Mon - Fri, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.*
arbedu@umn.edu
612-301-1210*
*We are temporarily working from home during Covid-19, we may return phone messages from a home phone
Field Trip Reservation Request Form
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Scholarships
Scholarships open Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at noon
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The Arboretum is committed to making its educational opportunities accessible for all school audiences. With the generous support of the foundations and donors, we are pleased to offer a menu of scholarship opportunities for our schools.
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