Field Trips
LEARN AT THE GARDENS!
Waterfront Botanical Gardens offers in-person field trips for students in grades K-8. These 90-minute programs incorporate state academic science and math standards and serve to foster an appreciation for plants and our natural world.
K- 5 FIELD TRIP DETAILS
We are currently updating our field trip offerings for elementary aged students.
Please email: wpeck@waterfrontgardens.org for booking and questions.
PROGRAM OFFERINGS GRADES 6 - 8
ECOSYSTEMS & THEIR PLANTS
KY State Science Standards covered in this program: 06-LS2-2, 08-LS2-5
Middle School students will discuss ecosystems around the world. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship between abiotic factors and the plants that live in these places.
PLANT CELLS
KY State Science Standards covered in this program: MS-07-LS1-1, MS-07-LS1-2
Your students will take a closer look at plant cells using our classroom microscopes and will discuss the function of each part of the cell while making a take-home model.
FOOD WEBS & ENERGY
KY State Science Standards covered in this program: 06-LS2-1, 06-LS2-3, 07-LS1-6
Students will look at the transfer of energy and matter through a food web of producers and consumers.