Immerse your students in hands-on learning as they explore our 83-acre living museum. Staff members and trained docents lead the students through a variety of activities designed to stimulate interest and foster inquiry.  During their field study, all students take a narrated tram tour of the garden, participate in a propagation lesson in the outdoor classroom and take a botanical souvenir home.

These programs offer guided, grade specific tours for grades K-5 students, and are aligned with the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. Classroom curriculum activities designed to introduce science-based concepts and allow for student assessment are provided free of charge. The field study experience combined with pre and post-visit activites will enhance your students' FCAT performance and environmental understanding.

To view and print the Field Studies Brochure; please click here.

Program Costs and Registration:

• $6 per participating student
• One adult admission is free for every ten students
• Maximum of 60 students per day
• Maximum of 10 adults per school group
• Tours are scheduled on specific days for each grade level
• Accessible to students with special needs. Please call ahead for consideration.
• For scheduling, please call 305.667.1651 ext. 3322 or email education@fairchildgarden.org
• Tour dates fill rapidly. Make reservations early!

 Programs:

Living with Plants- Grades K-2, Mondays and Fridays
Plants are amazing! Discover plants from root to shoot in a plant part scavenger hunt. Students observe various plants that humans have used over many years and for many purposes as they explore arid gardens and rainforests.
Next Generation Sunshine State Standards: Grades K - 2, Living with Plants
Pre/Post Visit Lessons, Grades K-1
Pre/Post Visit Lessons, Grades 1-2

Life in a Rainforest- Grade 3, Wednesdays
Discover the plants that gave us chewing gum, vanilla and chocolate in Florida's largest rainforest exhibit. Students examine authentic rainforest tools and toys and compare their lifestyle with that of the Chachi people of the Ecuadorian rainforest.
Next Generation Sunshine State Standards: Grade 3, Life in a Rainforest
Pre/Post Visit Lessons, Grade 3

Where We Live- Grade 4, Tuesdays
South Florida is home to a variety of unique ecosystems. Investigate mangrove and pine rockland ecosystems by identifying native plants, searching for native wildlife and digging in the soil. Students also become part of a food web to understand the flow of energy through a mangrove ecosystem.
Next Generation Sunshine State Standards: Grade 4, Where We Live
Pre/Post Visit Lessons, Grade 4

Tropical Explorations- Grade 5, Thursdays
Take a closer look at photosynthesis and plant reproduction. Use hand lenses to examine the reproductive parts of plants - from spores and seeds to flowers and cones. Students will also see the tiniest and largest seeds in the world.
Next Generation Sunshine State Standards: Grade 5, Tropical Explorations
Pre/Post Visit Lessons, Grade 5

Questions? education@fairchildgarden.org
last updated 9/2010