Welcome!
In this field trip, young learners will explore plants and discover who pollinates them through activities in the Please Touch Garden. They will also learn how pollinators help create the food we eat through a grocery game in our “Food & Family” market. The content available here will help enhance your guided field trip experience before, during, and after visiting the Museum.
Directions
Pre-Visit Preparation:
The day before visiting the Museum, introduce your students to the learning concepts they will encounter during their field trip by sharing the links in the Pre-Visit Content section of this webpage. This content includes a comic, digital game, and video, each designed to prime their curiosity and set the stage for an enriching Museum experience.
Post-Visit Activities:
After your field trip (this can be the same day if there is time or the following day), use our post-visit activities to reinforce and expand on the concepts your students encountered by sharing the links in the Post-Visit Content section of this webpage. This content includes a digital game and and survey for you to fill out.
Support:
If you encounter any issues regarding your field trip, please contact Kate at kmurphy@pleasetouchmuseum.org. If you encounter any technical issues with the content below please contact Jen at jvillareale@pleasetouchmuseum.org or text/call 267-261-0592.
Pre-Visit Content
Blueberry The Bee Comic
Discussion Tips
Discuss the key roles bees play in pollination and how this affects the food we eat.
Questions:
- What do bees do when they visit flowers?
- How do bees help flowers grow more seeds?
- Can you name some foods that we eat that bees help to grow?
- What is your favorite fruit or vegetable that bees help to grow?
Rookie Restock Game
Discussion Tips
Talk about the different items in the market and what strategies they used to keep the market restocked.
Questions:
- What was your favorite part of the game?
- How did you decide which items to restock first?
- Can you name some of the categories of items you had to restock in the game?
- Why do you think it’s important to keep the market shelves stocked?
Museum Manners Video
Discussion Tips:
Talk about how they can help keep the Museum safe and fun for everyone.
Questions:
- What are the three manners the Museum Educator talked about?
- Why are listening ears important in the Museum?
- Why do we use walking feet in the Museum instead of running?
- What should you do if you can’t find your adult in the Museum?
Post-Visit Content
Pollination Garden Game
Discussion Tips
Talk about which plants attract the most and least honeybees and their characteristics.
Questions:
- Why do you think honeybees are attracted to certain flowers more than others?
- What kind of flowers do you think honeybees don’t visit very often? Why?
- Why is it important for flowers to attract honeybees?
Thank you for your participation!