Just in time for planting season, we'll explore seeds & the stories they can tell. We'll study seeds & plant anatomy and learn how historians and archeologists can use seeds as well. Depending on the weather, we may do some planting of our own in the Children’s Garden. Tickets (per child): $12 General Admission...
For as long as people have farmed for our food, we've lived and worked together with bees & other pollinators (not all of them are even insects!) Come celebrate pollinators with us this month at the garden and understand how essential they are to our food! Tickets (per child): $12 General Admission / Free...
For as long as people have farmed for our food, we've lived and worked together with bees & other pollinators (not all of them are even insects!) Come celebrate pollinators with us this month at the garden and understand how essential they are to our food! Tickets (per child): $12 General Admission / Free...
This month we'll look at the many unexpected ways people preserve and relate to flowers, from botanists to herbalists & artists too! We'll get started on creating our own herbarium collections. Tickets (per child): $12 General Admission / Free for Members June 8 June 15 $2 Southwest Neighbors & ACCESS Card Holders June...
This month we'll look at the many unexpected ways people preserve and relate to flowers, from botanists to herbalists & artists too! We'll get started on creating our own herbarium collections. Tickets (per child): $12 General Admission / Free for Members June 8 June 15 $2 Southwest Neighbors & ACCESS Card Holders June...
Join us as we explore the Schuylkill River and the many creatures who make their habitats there! Students will have the opportunity to go fishing in the Schuylkill with our guest educator, Joanne Douglass. ABOUT HOMESCHOOLER DAYS: For homeschoolers ages 5 -11 and their adult. All lessons are outdoors. Space is limited. In case...
Fall migration is underway, and many birds are still flying south for the winter. Let's turn our eyes upwards to observe & learn from the many birds that make their migratory homes in Philadelphia. ABOUT HOMESCHOOLER DAYS: For homeschoolers ages 5 -11 and their adult. All lessons are outdoors. Space is limited. In case...
As temperatures cool and the soil dries, the creatures that don't migrate are preparing for winter! This month will focus on the lives of winter flora & fauna, under the soil. ABOUT HOMESCHOOLER DAYS: For homeschoolers ages 5 -11 and their adult. All lessons are outdoors. Space is limited. In case of inclement weather,...
How do we know an animal has visited? We look for signs: tracks, marks, burrows, nests, and scat. (Yes, scat!) ABOUT HOMESCHOOLER DAYS: Every second Wednesday, March through June and September through November, 10am-noon. For homeschoolers ages 5 -11 and their adult. For more information, email
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