Amazing Animal Adaptations: Animals of the Rainforest

Amazing Animal Adaptations: Animals of the Rainforest, Grades 2-5

In this fun, interactive adventure, your students will participate in a facilitated program highlighting adaptations of animals in six different habitats using Museum collections.  Your students will explore how animals use specialized senses and parts of their body to adapt to their environment in the Field Trip Adventure program.  Then, students have the opportunity to visit the Museum's temporary exhibition, Animals of the Rainforestwhere they will get to meet some of the rainforest's incredible inhabitants, including live sloths, reptiles, and amphibians! 

A Spanish speaking bilingual educator may be available upon request. The Museum can also provide Spanish program materials for students and chaperones. 

1 chaperone per 10 students is required. Price: $235 per program of up to 32 students and 4 chaperones.  Temporary exhibit entrance included.

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The customized itinerary contains details of your entire field trip from arrival to departure. The only fixed times are the program start times.

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