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Focused Field Trips

Things to know about your Focused Field Trip:

  • Fee: $13 per child
  • Standard field trip times are 105 minutes total (including 15-minute orientation, workshop, and museum exploration).
  • Children will spend half this time in a hands-on workshop led by a Museum Education Specialist and the other half in free exploration of our 16 interactive exhibits.
  • Minimum group size is 16.
  • Groups between 25 and 50 children will be split into two sessions.
  • Lunch room reservations can be arranged at no charge after the workshop
  • Please Note: Focused Field Trips require advance reservation of at least 3 weeks. You must receive a confirmation from the Museum to receive a focused field trip. Without a confirmation, regular general admission prices may apply when you arrive, and no workshop session will be available.
  • All exhibits and workshops are carefully designed to meet the developmental needs of children from birth to age 8, and are aligned to Common Core State Standards and Illinois Early Learning & Development Standards.

Focused Field Trip Reservations

Make a Focused Field Trip Reservation

This is not a confirmation. Your field trip is confirmed when you receive a confirmation letter.

Workshop Topics

Animal Adaptations
Discover how animals adapt to their environment.
Animals As Architects
Explore, compare, contrast and construct animal homes and shelters and how they're built.
Artistic Expressions Jr.
Investigate and learn about various media by creating three-dimensional works of art.
Artistic Expressions, Sr.
Investigate and learn about various media by creating three-dimensional works of art.
Blow the House Down
Experiment and test the wind-resistance of building materials.
H20 Art
Explore the properties of water, color, shape and texture through the creation of “water art.”
Motion Quest
Discover how simple machines work to make our everyday lives easier.
Reuse It
Explore methods to reduce and reuse garbage.
Sensational Senses
Explore our different senses and how they help us understand our world.
Techtastic Beginnings
Investigate different forms of technology: how they work and how they help us.
Vibration Explorations
Explore, design, build and test musical instruments to discover how sound is created.
Water Investigations, Jr.
Investigate various tools and methods to move water.
Water Investigations, Sr.
Investigate various tools and methods to move water.