Dried fruits and chocolate are offered to students to sample. Tropical flower fragrances highlighted include Ylang Ylang, Jasmine and Plumeria. Through the sensory tour, students experience the value of plants in our everyday lives. Students examine three different soil types and determine which plants are adapted to grow in each type. They also learn how earthworms are adapted for life underground and how they make soil healthier.
Students can take an earthworm home or explore earthworms in the greenhouse.
Water is essential to all living things. Children will learn that even though it's everywhere, water is a limited resource. Students will simulate the flow of the water cycle as a molecule of water and may visit a glacier, lake or be taken up by a plant. Then a basic exploration of weather and climate introduces students to the relationship between water and ecosystems, such as the tropical rainforest. Students experience plant classifications and taxonomy through the living laboratories of the Sun Garden and Greenhouse which offer a variety of leaf shapes, textures, colors.