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Green Spring Gardens 4603 Green Spring Road Alexandria, Virginia 22312 703-642-5173 Field Trip Programs Experience the unusual in one of the most beautiful public gardens in the region. Our programs deliver quality instruction with interactive learning that’s fun for all ages. To register your group please call the Children's Program Coordinator at 703-642-5173. All programs: 10am—12noon; Tuesdays—Fridays; $7 Fairfax County, $8 Out-of-County; fee applies to students and chaperones, and may be subsidized by 50% for Title I schools; fee includes snack and teacher resource packet. Dress for the weather; bring lunch and enjoy a picnic at the park after the program. WINTER/SPRING 2012 Register August 29, 2011 Grade 1: Bees, Bugs, & Big Trees April, May, and June Share an American Indian tale of creation in our story circle. Explore pollination in our apple orchard, decomposition at our compost bins, and tree identification on our self-guided, woodland trail hike. (SOL: Science 1.4, 1.7, 1.8) Grades 2 & 3: Metamorphosis & More February, March, and April Wander our watershed and learn the life cycle of the frog. Follow the incredible journey of the tiny monarch caterpillar through metamorphosis and migration. Peer through magnifiers to examine the cycle of seed to flower to fruit in our botany lab. (SOL: Science 2.4, 2.5, 3.4, 3.6) Grade 3: Predator & Prey December, January, and February Producer or consumer, carnivore, or herbivore—which are you? Discover how animals adapt when survival’s the name of the game. Watch wildlife outside with binoculars. Play a food chain game and get the scoop on decomposers in our soil lab. (SOL: Science 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.10) Grade 4: Virginia Ecosystems February, March, and April Journey through Virginia’s ecosystems. Discover how soil, water, and geology combine to create our biologically diverse state with uniquely adapted flora and fauna, niches and habitats, watersheds and physiographic regions. (SOL: Science 41., 4.4, 4.5, 4.8)