Programs
Grades: Preschool
Program Length: 1.5 hours
Fee: $225
Program supervision ratios apply (see program package) and must fit within the people limits.
Students will take a sensory journey through our pyramids! Students will explore and learn through play and games how a variety of spectacular plants use colour, shape, and texture to survive in different conditions. They will experience the changing seasons and move their bodies like plants as they grow! Students will flex their green thumbs by planting a colourful seedling to take home.
Program Length: 1.5 or 2 hours
Fee: $225
Program supervision ratios apply (see program package) and must fit within the people limits.
Learn how the charming ladybug and other beneficial insects help our gardens and environments grow! Through activities, games, and more, students will learn all about beneficial bugs and the importance of our spotted friends! Experience the world through insect eyes, using our senses, discover life cycles, and learn about the food chain. Your students will even pot a plant to take home.
Science curriculum links: The physical world, Earth systems, living systems and the scientific method
Grades: Preschool - Grade 3
Program Length: 1.5 or 2 hours
Fee: $230
Program supervision ratios apply (see program package) and must fit within the people limits.
Availability: November 29 - December 24
‘Tis the season to enjoy the spirit of the upcoming holidays! Poinsettias, Christmas trees, ginger, frankincense and myrrh– so many plants play an important part in Christmas traditions. Students will see and smell many of these important plants as they discover Christmas traditions from around the world. Each student will pot a plant to add some life to the classroom or home!
Science curriculum links: The physical world, Earth systems, living systems and the scientific method
Social studies curriculum links: Exploring the dynamic relationships between people, places and time
Grades: Kindergarten - Grade 1
Program Length: 1.5 or 2 hours
Fee: $225
Program supervision ratios apply (see program package) and must fit within the people limits.
Take a sensory adventure through our pyramids! Students will journey through rich colours, mesmerizing shapes, and patterned textures, to learn how plants
survive in extreme conditions. Hunt for the colours of the rainbow in the pyramids as you learn all about creating colour and its importance in the natural world. Students will flex their green thumbs by potting a colourful seedling to take home.
Science curriculum links: The physical world, Earth systems, living systems and the scientific method
Grades: 1-3
Program Length: 2 hours
Fee: $225
Program supervision ratios apply (see program package) and must fit within the people limits.
Explore the genius of the botanical world as we discover survival strategies that plants use to live in tropical jungles, temperate forests, and deserts around the world. Students will learn about plant parts, explore the pyramids to see amazing specimens, and work together to determine the needs of plants. Their new knowledge will come in handy when they plant their own seedling to care for at home.
Science curriculum links: Earth systems, living systems and the scientific method
Grades: 4-6
Program Length: 2 hours
Fee: $225
Program supervision ratios apply (see program package) and must fit within the people limits.
How are we conserving our natural environments? Students will participate in a variety of hands-on experiential activities that reinforce the importance of plants in ecosystems and how to support conservation. What are the purposes of plant parts? How are plants responding and adapting to their surroundings and ecosystems? What can we, as scientists, do to ensure their survival? Students will record their findings in a field journal, create an ecosystem display, and continue their field research after the program with their very own seedlings that they will pot to take home.
Science curriculum links: Earth systems, living systems and the scientific method
Grades: 7-9
Program Length: 2 hours
Fee: $230
Program supervision ratios apply (see program package) and must fit within the people limits.
Students will investigate biomes around the world at the Muttart Conservatory, and make observations on how ecosystems adapt. Students will apply this with hands-on experiments looking at the soil, water, and cellular structures of plants and the factors affecting them. To conclude, students will use their critical thinking skills in the role of governing bodies to determine how they would conserve our endangered grasslands in a changing landscape and changing climate. Students will end their trip by planting a seedling to take home!
Science curriculum links: Interactions and ecosystems, plants for food and fibre, cells and systems, biological diversity
For high school students, please contact our bookings team and let us know what you are interested in learning about as part of a program/tour for your class and we will do our best to deliver an experience that engages your students. Please contact us at artsattractionsbookings@edmonton.ca with your request.
Program Length: 1.5 hours
Fee: Custom
Join us at the Muttart to experience building your own plant terrarium and touring our pyramids! Learn how to design a terrarium creating your own unique environment with decorative additions for your plants! Come learn and try something new.
For groups under 20 people
Program Length: 1 hour
Fee: $225
Program supervision ratios apply (see program package) and must fit within the people limits.
Join a knowledgeable interpreter for a guided tour of the gems of Muttart Conservatory’s plant collection. You’ll explore the lush plant life of the tropical pyramid, discover unique plant adaptations in the arid pyramid, and enjoy the changing of the seasons in the temperate pyramid. Tours can accommodate up to 20 individuals, include facility admission, and can be booked during weekday opening hours.