Apples and Pumpkins

Grades Pre-K – 2 and 3 – 5

‘Tis the season for a fall harvest! How and why do plants make all of these delicious foods and what can we learn from some seasonal fruits? Let’s pretend we’re farmers and harvest some.

Allergen warning: we will be dissecting apples, pumpkins, zucchini and oranges in this class. Please contact Dr. Maria Wheeler-Dubas at mwheeler-dubas@phipps.conservatory.org with any concerns.

The Buzz About Pollinators

Grades Pre-K – 2

Moving pollen from one flower to another may not seem like a big job, but it’s an important one and it comes with a variety of adaptations for both flowers and pollinators! Learn about some of the world’s biggest, smallest, busiest and silliest pollinators, and test out some of their adaptations.

The Buzz About Pollinators

Grades 3 – 5

From the food that we eat to the meadows and forests we visit, pollinators play an important role in keeping our world functioning! As an important part of that, pollinators and their flowers have some amazing adaptations to find each other and keep the pollen moving. Let’s explore some of the adaptations and test a few out for ourselves!

The Tiny Wonders Around Us

Grades 6 – 8

We know that our living world is made of cells, but sometimes we forget what a wild place the tiny side of our world can be! Brush up on your microscope skills, explore plant biology at the cellular level and determine how some environmental variables can cause a big impact starting on a tiny scale.

Plant Science Under the Microscope

Grades 9 – 12

Some of the biggest changes in the world start at the smallest scale! Brush up on your microscope skills, explore plant biology at the cellular level and determine how different environmental variables can cause big impacts even starting on a tiny scale.