Frying Pan Farm Park

Fairfax County, Virginia

CONTACT INFORMATION: Park open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Kidwell Farm open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Facility Hours vary.

703-437-9101
TTY 711

Farm and Equestrian: 2709 West Ox Road; Visitor Center: 2739 West Ox Road
Herndon, Virginia

Teresa Reynolds,
Park Manager

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Frying Pan Farm Park Field Trips

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Notice Regarding Confirmation

Confirmation of a scheduled program is not complete until you receive a confirmation email from site staff.

The automated system email notifying you that your request has been received by the system does not constitute confirmation of your scheduled program.

School field trips at Frying Pan Farm Park for Spring and Fall 2022
  • Program titles are new to better describe what each program entails
  • Several field trip options are appropriate for more than one grade level
  • Check back quarterly for new, updated programs that coincide with the teaching calendars
  • FAQs help you determine which standards are met by each program
  • Check out our programs below

A Day in the Life of a Dairy Cow

A Day in the Life of a Dairy Cow

Students discover how farmers take care of our dairy cows by following “Sadie”, our cow puppet, through her daily activities.

  • Learn how much food we feed our cows and how much milk they give us every day.
  • The program culminates by meeting one of our dairy goats.

Fees:
In-county: $4 per student
Out-of-county: $5 per student
Length: 30 Minutes
SOL Tie-ins: SCI.GK.7, SCI.G1.5, SCI.G2.4

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Egg-cellent Farm Birds

Egg-cellent Farm Birds
  • Students will discover how we take care of the birds that live at our farm and how they help to take care of us.
  • Students will meet, pet, and feed the chickens.
  • SOL Tie Ins: SCI.GK.7, SCI.G1.5, SCI.G2.4

Fees:
In-county: $4 per student
Out-of-county: $5 per student
Length: 30 Minutes

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Life in Historic Virginia

Life in Historic Virginia

The Farm Family

  • “Travel through Time” with your program leader, learning stories of the Historic Floris community.
  • “Stop” along the way as you travel back from 1896, when the Kidwell Farmhouse was built, to present day.
  • Compare and contrast similarities and differences to various time periods.
  • Learn how farmers grew their own food, the methods they used to move around Fairfax County, and what they did for recreation.

Fees:
In-county: $6 per student
Out-of-county: $8 per student
Length: One hour
SOL Tie Ins: SCI.GK.10, SS.GK.3, SS.G1.2.c

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Moo-ving the Milk to Town

Moo-ving the Milk to Town
  • Learn the basics of economics in this hands-on program
  • Follow the route that milk travels from the farm to cities like Washington, D.C. through the lens of a depression-era farm
  • Play different roles in our economy game, learning the basics of how producers and consumers work together in society

Fees:
In-county: $6 per student
Out-of-county: $8 per student
Length: One hour
SOL Tie Ins: SS.G2.1, SS.G2.8, SS.G2.9, SS.G2.10 Program

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Plants and Life Needs

Dairy Animals and Veggie Gardens

A Day in the Life of a Dairy Cow

  • Students discover how farmers take care of our dairy cows.
  • Learn how much food we feed our cows and how much milk they give us every day.
  • Meet a dairy animal.

Visit the Kidwell Vegetable Garden

  • Learn about the different types of plants we grow in the garden.
  • Discover the parts of plants that we can eat.
  • Explore the veggie garden to find the different parts of plants.

Fees:
In-county: $6 per student
Out-of-county: $8 per student
Length: One hour
SOL Tie-ins: SCI.GK.7, SCI.G1.4, SCI.G1.5, SCI.G2.4

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Simple Machines

Simple Machines
  • Learn how simple machines “Make Work Easier."
  • Learn each of the simple machine types, and explore how they are used at home and on the farm.
  • Get hands-on, and test how simple machines work by performing farm chores.

Fees:
In-county: $6 per student
Out-of-county: $8 per student
Length: One hour
SOL Tie Ins: SCI.G3.1; SCI.G3.2

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