Guided adventures are available during the spring and fall school seasons.
- Available for pre-K through 12th grade
- High school guided programs are 1.5 hours
- Morning programs are scheduled Monday through Friday, 9:45 to 11:15 a.m.
- Afternoon programs are scheduled Monday through Friday, 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
- For a full-day option, pair two half-day programs together.
Visit the Plan Your Field Trip webpage to help you and your classroom prepare.
To access vocabulary, activities, teacher guides, and more, register here to enroll in our Field Trip Bundles.
Trees and Climate
1.5 hours | 120 students
Trees are a critical player to fight climate change. Explore the natural processes that scrub the air and what students can do to help. Students will examine the chemical reactions in plants, identify trees to examine biodiversity, and calculate the carbon storage in trees. This is a half-day program but can be booked with another field program for a full-day offering.
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This program emphasizes the following Next Generation Science Standards:
- HS-LS2-2: Use mathematical representations to support and revise explanations based on evidence about factors affecting biodiversity and populations in ecosystems of different scales.
- HS-LS2-5: Develop a model to illustrate the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of carbon among the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere.
- HS-LS2-4: Use mathematical representations to support claims for the cycling of matter and flow of energy among organisms in an ecosystem.
- HS-LS2-7: Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.*
- HS-ESS2-4: Use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into and out of Earth’s systems result in changes in climate.
- HS-ESS2-6: Develop a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere.
- HS-ESS3-6: Use a computational representation to illustrate the relationships among Earth systems and how those relationships are being modified due to human activity.
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Half day:
$8 per student
$15 registration fee
Full day:
$12 per student
$30 registration fee
Leave No Child Inside
1.5 hours | 180 students
A growing body of research says that unstructured time spent outdoors in nature is critical to children's physical, social, and emotional development. Such outdoor experiences can foster creativity, emotional well-being, independent learning, and problem-solving. The beauty of the Arboretum changes daily, and students will have an opportunity to explore whatever is most interesting on the day of their visit. One of our guides will be on hand to answer questions and guide students to exciting questions and observations, but the focus is on free exploration of nature.
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- This program is not meant to address any specific Next Generation Science Standards.
- To access vocabulary, activities, teacher guides, and more, register here to enroll in our Field Trip Bundles.
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Half day:
$8 per student
$15 registration fee
Full day (paired with another program, see Fees and Policies):
$12 per student
$30 registration fee
Restoration Stewards
1.5 hours | 40 students
Help us with natural areas management and conservation work at The Morton Arboretum. Education guides will lead your group of students as they conduct an educational service project in restoration. This is a great opportunity for Ecology Clubs. Activities can include pulling invasive plants, collecting seeds, hiking off of a trail and in heavily vegetated areas, and more. Students learn about ecological restoration while doing restoration.
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- This program is not meant to address any specific Next Generation Science Standards.
- To access vocabulary, activities, teacher guides, and more, register here to enroll in our Field Trip Bundles.
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Half day:
$8 per student
$15 registration fee
Full day (paired with another program, see Fees and Policies):
$12 per student
$30 registration fee