An Arboretum Instructor presents a mobile Field Trip right in your classroom!
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Available between Sept. 16-Nov. 6, 2026
K-2
$350-$1,025; see details below.
Maximum students per class: 32
Activites and Concepts
Students become scientists following the life of an apple from flower to fruit! Explore the pollination story and discover why bees are the most important workers in the orchard.
- Engage ALL the senses while learning about the bee’s amazing adaptations and the secret ingredient needed for honey-making.
- Become a scientific apple tester, comparing different traits and seeing how Arboretum scientists develop tasty new types.
- Taste test honey and Arboretum-grown apples!
0L.1.2.1.2 Diversity of plants/habitat
0L.3.1.1.1 Needs of plants in the places they live
1L.3.1.1.1 Modeling external plant parts
2L.3.2.2.1 Function of plants/seeds
3L.1.2.1.2 Investigate how sunlight and water affect plant growth
3L.3.1.1.2 Modeling organism life cycles (differences & commonalities)
3L.3.2.1.1 Explain how within-species variations help survival, mating, and reproduction.
3L.4.1.1.1 Animal survival strategies (evidence based arguments)
3L.4.2.1.1 Argue plant adaptations using media.
4L.4.2.1.2 Using media for plant identification and classification.
4L.4.1.1.1 Environmental impact on plant traits.