Elementary School Field Trips
Discovery Programs return to in-person for the 2021-22 schoolyear. Please note that the Garden is following current state and local Covid-19 related guidelines for in-person programs. All guidelines are subject to change. Any changes will be communicated via email before your program.
Discovery Programs for the 2021-22 School Year
Availability and Pricing:
- Hour-long programs are offered Monday-Friday at 9:00, 10:15, and 11:30 a.m.
- Two programs are available during each time slot for up to 25 students per program.
- Cost is $10 per student; minimum group charge is $100; payment is due on the day of your visit.
- One adult per five students is admitted free to be a designated chaperone. This includes the teacher(s).
- Additional adults are asked to pay Garden Admission, $14, and are welcome to enjoy the Garden on their own during the guided program time. They can accompany their child before and after the guided program.
- Programs take place outdoors, rain or shine. Please have everyone dress for the weather.
- We require anyone over the age of five to wear a mask during the guided portion of their program and strongly encourage all participants to wear masks. All Children’s Garden staff presenting and assisting with your programs will be wearing masks.
- Call 804.262.9887 x322 to register
Garden Explorers | Kindergarten
Available throughout the school year
DESCRIPTION
K.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices
K.3 The student will investigate and understand that the physical properties of an object can be described.
K.5 The students will investigate and understand that senses allow humans to seek, find, take in, and react or respond to different information.
K.7 The student will investigate and understand that plants and animals have basic needs and life processes.
K.9 The student will investigate and understand that there are patterns in nature.
Nature of the Powhatan | 2nd – 4th Grade
Available throughout the school year
DESCRIPTION
Science
2.5 The student will investigate and understand that living things are part of a system.
2.7 The student will investigate and understand that weather patterns and seasonal changes affect plants, animals, and their surroundings.
2.8 The student will investigate and understand that plants are important natural resources
3.5 The student will investigate and understand that aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems support a diversity of organisms.
3.8 The student will investigate and understand that natural events and humans influence ecosystems.
4.3 The student will investigate and understand that organisms, including humans, interact with one another and with the nonliving components in the ecosystem.
4.8 The student will investigate and understand that Virginia has important natural resources.
History
2.3 The student will compare the lives and contributions of three American Indian cultures of the past and present, with emphasis on
- a) the Powhatan of the Eastern Woodlands;
- b) the Lakota of the Plains; and
- c) the Pueblo peoples of the Southwest.
2.7 The student will locate and describe the relationship between the environment and culture of
- a) the Powhatan of the Eastern Woodlands;
- b) the Lakota of the Plains; and
- c) the Pueblo Indians of the Southwest.
2.8 The student will describe natural resources (water, soil, wood, and coal), human resources (people at work), and capital resources (machines, tools, and buildings).
2.10 The student will explain that scarcity (limited resources) requires people to make choices about producing and consuming goods and services.
3.8 The student will demonstrate an understanding of different cultures and the natural, human, and capital resources they used in the production of goods and services.
VS.2 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between physical geography and the lives of the native peoples, past and present, of Virginia.
VS.3 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the first permanent English settlement in America by
- g) describing the interactions between the English settlers and the native peoples, including the role of the Powhatan in the survival of the settlers.
Tree Traits | K – 2nd Grade
Available throughout the school year
DESCRIPTION
K.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices
K.3 The student will investigate and understand that the physical properties of an object can be described.
K.5 The students will investigate and understand that senses allow humans to seek, find, take in, and react or respond to different information.
K.7 The student will investigate and understand that plants and animals have basic needs and life processes.
K.9 The student will investigate and understand that there are patterns in nature.
1.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices
1.4 The student will investigate and understand that plants have basic life needs and functional parts that allow them to survive.
1.5 The student will investigate and understand that animals, including humans, have basic life needs that allow them to survive.
2.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices
2.4 The student will investigate and understand that plants and animals undergo a series of orderly changes as they grow and develop.
2.5 The student will investigate and understand that living things are part of a system.
2.8 The student will investigate and understand that plants are important natural resources.
Growing a Garden | 3rd – 4th Grade
Available Sept/Oct/Mar/April/May – June 10
DESCRIPTION
3.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices
3.4 The student will investigate and understand that adaptations allow organisms to satisfy life needs and respond to the environment.
3.5 The student will investigate and understand that aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems support a diversity of organisms.
3.6 The student will investigate and understand that soil is important in ecosystems.
3.8 The student will investigate and understand that natural events and humans influence ecosystems.
4.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices
4.2 The student will investigate and understand that plants and animals have structures that distinguish them from one another and play vital roles in their ability to survive.
4.3 The student will investigate and understand that organisms, including humans, interact with one another and with the nonliving components in the ecosystem.
4.8 The student will investigate and understand that Virginia has important natural resources.
Small Sprouts to Garden Giants | 1st Grade
Available Sept/Oct/Mar/Apr/May – June 10
DESCRIPTION
1.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices Force, Motion, and Energy
1.4 The student will investigate and understand that plants have basic life needs and functional parts that allow them to survive.
1.8 The student will investigate and understand that natural resources can be used responsibly.
Inquiry into Nature | 3rd – 5th Grade
Available throughout the school year
DESCRIPTION
Science
3.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices.
3.4 The student will investigate and understand that adaptations allow organisms to satisfy life needs.
3.5 The student will investigate and understand that aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems support a diversity of organisms.
3.6 The student will investigate and understand that soil is important in ecosystems.
3.8 The student will investigate and understand that natural events and humans influence ecosystems.
4.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices.
4.2 The student will investigate and understand that plants and animals have structures that distinguish them from one another and play vital roles in their ability to survive.
4.3 The student will investigate and understand that organisms, including humans, interact with one another and with the nonliving components in the ecosystem.
4.8 The student will investigate and understand that Virginia has important natural resources.
5.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices.
5.9 The student will investigate and understand that the conservation of energy resources is important.
Math
3.10 The student will read temperature to the nearest degree.
4.8 The student will:
- a) estimate and measure length and describe the result in U.S. customary and metric units
Plants, What Good Are They? | 2nd Grade
Available Sept/Oct/April/May – June 10
DESCRIPTION
2.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices
2.4 The student will investigate and understand that plants and animals undergo a series of orderly changes as they grow and develop.
2.5 The student will investigate and understand that living things are part of a system.
2.8 The student will investigate and understand that plants are important natural resources.
Tallying Up Trees | 3rd – 5th Grade
Available Sept/Oct/Mar/April/May – June 10
DESCRIPTION
Science
3.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices.
3.5 The student will investigate and understand that aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems support a diversity of organisms.
3.6 The student will investigate and understand that soil is important in ecosystems.
3.8 The student will investigate and understand that natural events and humans influence ecosystems.
4.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices
4.2 The student will investigate and understand that plants and animals have structures that distinguish them from one another and play vital roles in their ability to survive.
4.3 The student will investigate and understand that organisms, including humans, interact with one another and with the nonliving components in the ecosystem.
4.8 The student will investigate and understand that Virginia has important natural resources.
5.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices.
5.9 The student will investigate and understand that the conservation of energy resources is important.
Math
4.8 The student will:
- a) estimate and measure the length and describe the result in U.S. customary and metric units;
5.10 The student will identify and describe the diameter, radius, chord, and circumference of a circle.
Go with the Flow | 2nd – 3rd Grade
Available throughout the school year
DESCRIPTION
2.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering
2.3 The student will investigate and understand that matter can exist in different phases.
2.4 The student will investigate and understand that plants and animals undergo a series of orderly changes as they grow and develop.
2.5 The student will investigate and understand that living things are part of a system.
2.6 The student will investigate and understand that there are different types of weather on Earth.
2.7 The student will investigate and understand that weather patterns and seasonal changes affect plants, animals, and their surroundings.
2.8 The student will investigate and understand that plants are important natural resources.
3.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices
3.4 The student will investigate and understand that adaptations allow organisms to satisfy life needs and respond to the environment
3.5 The student will investigate and understand that aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems support a diversity of organisms.
3.6 The student will investigate and understand that soil is important in ecosystems.
3.7 The student will investigate and understand that there is a water cycle and water is important to life on Earth.
3.8 The student will investigate and understand that natural events and humans influence ecosystems.
Watershed Wonders | 4th – 5th Grade
Available throughout the school year
DESCRIPTION
4.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering
4.2 The student will investigate and understand that plants and animals have structures that distinguish them from one another and play vital roles in their ability to survive.
4.3 The student will investigate and understand that organisms, including humans, interact with one another and with the nonliving components in the ecosystem.
4.8 The student will investigate and understand that Virginia has important natural resources.
5.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices
5.9 The student will investigate and understand that the conservation of energy resources is important.
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