This tour led by a trained educator is designed to help groups get the most out of limited time at either museum by highlighting exhibits in the galleries and living history areas. Tours address the History and Social Science SOL's listed. Guides will cover the standards appropriate for your grade-level. Please let us know if specific standards should be addressed. 

• Location: Yorktown Victory Center
• SOLs Covered: History and Social Science: WHII.6, WHII.1, WG.9, WG.7, WG.6, WG.3, WG.2, VUS.4, VUS.3, VUS.1, VS.6, VS.5, VS.4, VS.1, USI.6, USI.5, USI.1, K.8, K.7, K.6, K.5, K.4, K.3, K.2, K.1, GOVT.2, GOVT.1, CE.9, CE.4, CE.2, CE.1, 1.1, 1.11, 1.12, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.3, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.3, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9 , Mathematics: K.14, K.12, 1.15, 1.17, 2.18, 3.23, 4.18, Science: PS.10, PH.4, PH.3, LS.8 PS.1, LS.4, K.6, K.4, K.2, K.1, ES.7, ES.5, ES.2, BIO.9, BIO.8, BIO.7, 1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 1.7, 2.4, 2.8, 3.1, 3.2, 4.8, 6.2, English: K.8, K.3, K.2, K.13, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 7.1
• Time Required: 1 hour
• Dates: Contact group reservations at (757) 253-4939 for further information or to book your group. Tours and on-site programs are offered 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. year-round, except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
• Costs: Minimum 15 students.

See How I Grow
http://www.virginiazoo.org/education.php?Content=k3rd 

Through meeting adult mammals, reptiles & birds, children will investigate and understand basic needs and life processes of plants and animals. This popular program uses graphing and visuals to reinforce how living things change as they grow, need certain things to survive and how offspring are similar, but not identical to their parents. *This program is recommended for grades K-2.

• Location: Virginia Zoo
• SOLs Covered: Science: K.1, K.2, K.6, K.8, K.9, 1.4, 1.5, 2.4, 3.4, 3.8 Math: K.17, K.18, 2.21, 3.22 History & Social Science: K.2, K.7 English: K.2, K.3, K.13, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2 2.3, 3.1 
• Time Required: 45-60 mins.
• Dates: Monday-Friday 
• Costs: Cost of Program on Zoo Grounds: Zoo admission fee plus $2.50 per participant (80 children maximum). Each additional program $2.50 per person ($75.00 minimum). Cost of Program at your Facility: Travel fee (based on roundtrip mileage from the Zoo) plus $2.50 per participant (80 children maximum). Each additional program $2.50 per person ($75.00 minimum). Registration: You must pre-register for education programs through the Education Department. Please fill out a registration form and mail or fax it to us. You may also register online here. You must receive a confirmation letter from us before you are guaranteed a program. Please call us at 757-624-9937 ext. 299 if you have any questions or if you do not receive a confirmation letter.

Growing up Wild
http://www.valivingmuseum.org/site_pages/
teachersafaris.htm 

Follow the life cycles of animals you might find living nearby in the forest. See how these critters change during their lives and discover how to protect their woodland habitats.

• Location: Virginia Living Museum
• SOLs Covered: Science: K.1 K.6 1.5 2.4 2.5 3.4 3.6 3.10 4.5
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Bay BCs
http://www.valivingmuseum.org/site_pages/
teachernatural.htm 

From crabs and sea stars to turtles and birds, explore the rich variety of life that fills our Chesapeake Bay. Learn simple ways to protect the Bay's fragile environment.. Grade K.

• Location: Virginia Living Museum
• SOLs Covered: Science: K.1 K.6
• Time Required: 45 minutes
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• Costs: Fee (includes self guided visit): Contract Schools-Free
  Non-contract schools-$6.50 per student ($150 minimum) For more information or to make a reservation, call the Reservations Coordinator at 757-595-9135 Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m

What Color is a Redfish?
http://www.vims.edu/adv/ed/bt/bt99lessons2.html 

Students ponder fish and fishing and hear Old Reddy Drum, a delightful tale from Suzanne Tate's Nature Series. They sing about the fish's characteristics and habits; play a game showing fish behavior; and model catching and releasing fish.

• Location: Virginia Institute of Marine Science
• SOLs Covered: Science: K.1, K.4, K.6
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Where in the Woods? Adventure Packs
http://www.virginiagarden.org/school.htm

Explore the Garden on your own with a Where in the Woods? These backpacks contain 10 fun, hands-on activities, maps, hand lenses, a compass, a tree identification book and a story book. Each pack contains enough material for 15 students. To reserve an Adventure Pack, please call 441-5830 ext. 338.

• Location: Norfolk Botanical Gardens
• SOLs Covered: Science: K.4, K.6, 1.1, 2.1, 2.8, 3.1, 4.1, 4.4, Math: K.12, 1.17, English: K.1, 1.1, 1.11
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• Cost: The fee for the use of the use of the Adventure Packs is $4 per student and includes admission, a one-time family admission pass and a 30-minute narrated train tour.

Adopt A Tree
http://www.baylink.org/lessons/3fr_nbg1.html

Students will discover the importance of trees by adopting a tree and observing the tree over several visits throughout the year. Students will observe the tree's seasonal changes, discover the life history of a tree, and witness a wide variety of birds, insects and mammals that live in trees. (Grades K-4)

• Location: BayLink - State Parks
• SOLs Covered: Science: K.4, K.6, 1.1, 2.8, 3.10, 4.4; English: 1.12, 2.9, 3.2, 3.8, 4.1, 4.2, 4.7, 5.1, 5.7
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Beaver Tails
http://www.baylink.org/lessons/3fr_beaver.html 

There is something intriguing about beavers. It is easy for us to see them in terms of human activity: engineers, architects, and homemakers. Beavers, like humans, don't just live in their environment, they change it, thereby affecting all of their neighbors. Beaver activity has shaped some park environments. This activity explores their effect. (Grades K-10)

• Location: BayLink - State Parks
• SOLs Covered: Science: K.1, K.2, K.6.17, 3.1, 2.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.10, 4.1, 4.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.8, 6.9, 6.11, LS.1, LS.4, LS.7, LS.8, LS.9, LS.11, LS.12, BIO.1, BIO.9 .1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 1.7, 2.1, 2.5, 2. English K.13, 1.3, 2.11, 3.7. 3.9.4.7, 4.8, 5.7, 6.1, 6.3, 6.7, 6.8, 7.1, 7.8, 7.9, 8.1, 8.5, 9.4, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9
• Time Required: Time Required at the Park: 1 to 2 hours, daylight hours. Small quiet groups may glimpse a beaver in evening or early morning (special arrangements may be necessary). 
• Dates: Time of Year: Any time is suitable, but in fall there will be more fresh sings, since beavers are most active then.
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Habitat Habits
http://www.baylink.org/lessons/3fr_nbg3.html 

To understand that all living things need food, shelter, space and water. All living things seek a habitat that will meet these needs. (Grades K-4)

• Location: BayLink - State Parks 
• SOLs Covered: Science: K.6, 1.4, 1.5, 2.5, 2.8, 3.6, 4.5 
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Wildlife of Virginia
http://www.valivingmuseum.org/site_pages/
teachersafaris.htm 

From mammals to birds to reptiles, meet native live animals commonly seen in Virginia. Learn about their habits and discover some of their special adaptations for getting around, avoiding predators, and finding food.

• Location: Virginia Living Museum
• SOLs Covered: Science K.1 K.6 1.5 2.5 3.4 4.5 5.5
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