Group Visit Learning Opportunities
Elevate your group experience with interactive educational activities and programs that will enhance your outing and take your field trip to the next level!
Educator-led or self-guided options are available. Fees are added to the base group rate admission price.
Educational Programs ($3 per student)
Educator-led programs facilitate learning by actively engaging students through active experiences and guided inquiry while exploring and observing the natural environments of the Arboretum.
All educational programs include:
Guided garden tour (~30 minutes)
Interactive topic area learning (~30 minutes)
PreK/Kindergarten
Here We Grow!
Designed for younger students and adapted for the ages in each group. Programming is play-based and includes active songs, fingerplays, and a guided garden tour.
Here We Grow! focus area options: Trees, Flowers, Habitats and Wildlife.
First Grade – 5th Grade
Gardens Galore
Garden definition, purpose (hobby, food, aesthetics, land use, environmental), planning for a garden, planting and growth processes
Tree Safari
Tree definition, tree structure & function, benefits, tree varieties and growth processes, tree conservation
Habitat Hunt
Habitat definition, diversity, habitats of the Arboretum (woodland, prairie, wetland, gardens), habitat protection
EXPLORATION: Pollination!
Pollination definition, function and processes, pollinator species, pollinator protection
Critter Quest
Wildlife definition, varieties and growth processes (mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, insects), wildlife habitats, animals of the Arboretum
Flower Fanatics
Flower definition, structure and function, growth processes (pollination, seed production, flowers to food), benefits
DO YOU HAVE OLDER STUDENTS?
Contact us at groupvisit@iowaarboretum.org and we will work with you to create a program that meets your educational goals.
Self-guided Activities (FREE)
Themed Educational Backpacks (available to reserve for check-out)
Themed Scavenger Hunts – click on topics to dowload and print:
Animals Birds Conifer/Alpine Garden Garden Colors Hiking