Grades 6–8 Virtual Field Trips

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Virtual Field Trips

With our award-winning, in-classroom Virtual Field Trips, Longwood educators deliver lessons directly into your classroom, engaging your students through video, images, hands-on activities, and more.

Choose From the Following Virtual Field Trips

  • Grade 6

    Tropical Plant Adaptations

    Travel through Longwood’s Conservatory virtually and get an up-close look at our tropical plants. Identify characteristics of the tropical climate and how plants have adapted to survive.

  • Grade 6

    Operation Pollination

    Discover the connection of living systems and investigate why and how flowering plants have developed with their pollinator partners. Gain an appreciation of this delicate relationship by identifying adaptations of plants and pollinators.

  • Grade 6

    Desert Plant Adaptations

    Travel through Longwood’s Conservatory virtually and get an up-close look at our desert plants. Identify characteristics of the desert climate and how plants have adapted to survive.

  • Grades 6–8

    Carnivorous Plants

    Journey into the secret world of carnivorous plants. Discover the unique methods by which these amazing organisms capture food to continue their survival.

  • Grades 6–8

    Careers in Horticulture

    Learn about the variety of career opportunities in horticulture and gain a better understanding of career pathways. Interact with a Longwood educator throughout the presentation and discover this professional field.

  • Grades 6–8

    Plant Survival

    Travel through both tropical and desert gardens located inside Longwood’s Conservatory virtually and examine adaptations that these amazing plants exhibit for their survival.

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Contact Us

Email: virtualfieldtrips
@longwoodgardens.org

Phone: 610.388.5217

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