(Grades 1-6) Apple Harvest Field Trip at the Arb

Student with an apple on an Arb Field Trip, photo IgorKisselev/shutterstock

Photo by Igor Kisselev/shutterstock

Date

Available between Sept. 17-Oct. 15, 2025

Times: 9:30-10:45 a.m., 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m., or 1-2:15 p.m.

Grade

1 - 6

Location: Horticultural Research Center

Fee

$235/class (max limit 3 classes, max 26 students/class)

2019 Minnesota State Science Standards

1L.1.1.1.1 Comparing plants as they grow
1L.3.1.1.1 Modeling external plant parts
2L.3.2.2.1 Function of plants/seeds
3L.4.2.1.1 Plant structures
4L.4.2.1.2 Plants have inherited traits

Plan for your school program

Total number of students and chaperones

1-3 Classes per time slot. Limit of 3 classes, up to 80* students per timeslot. The number of classes booked corresponds to the number of groups you will be divided into during your Field Trip.
If you have more than 3 classes, book more than one time slot.
Number of Adults on your Field trip: The total # of accompanying adults on a field trip, including teachers, is a maximum of 1 adult per 5 students. The minimum requirement is 1 adult per 10 students. Note: One-on-one paras with students are considered in the student count, not the adult count. Additional chaperones in excess of 1:5 who wish to enter the Arboretum grounds before or after the Field Trip need a gate admission ticket at regular adult price.
*Student numbers are limited for this program due to the location outside of the main Arboretum.

(Grades 1-6) Apple Harvest Field Trip at the Arb

Plan for your school program

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum serves as a research center and extension of the University of Minnesota's College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS).

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