Field Trips
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Self-Guided Field Trips
Explore the Zoo on your own at a discounted group rate! Add to the educational experience by using our standards-based curriculum guides and grade-specific activities at the Zoo and before and after your visit.
Dates: daily year-round; Monday-Wednesday are less crowded
Time/duration: Zoo hours; allow 2-3 hours to see most exhibits
Reservations: must be made prior to the date of the visit
Fee: $9 per participant
- Minimum group size is 10 total participants.
- One chaperone per every 10 students is required and admitted for FREE.
- To reserve tax-free, submit a tax exempt form at the time of your reservation.
- Additional chaperones pay the same rate as youth participants.
- Payment is collected at any admission window upon arrival.
Self-Guided Field Trip:
Call 404.624.WILD with questions or email education@zooatlanta.org.
+ Register for a Guided Tour
+ Register for a Field Trip Program
Field Trip Programs
For only $3 more, receive an interactive, instructor-led presentation paired with up-close animal encounters and fun educational activities that take your field trip to the next level! Content covers Georgia Performance Standards for your grade in a lively, engaging format. To find out if this program is right for you, please review the Program Packet prior to registering.
Dates: Monday-Friday; September-May
Time/duration: select a start time from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.; program lasts 45 minutes
Reservations/payment: must be made 4 weeks in advance
Fee: $12 per participant; price includes Zoo admission
- We can accommodate group sizes ranging from 10 to 350 participants.
- One chaperone per every 10 students is required and admitted for FREE.
- Additional chaperones pay the same rate as youth participants.
- Membership discounts do not apply towards Field Trip Programs.
Field Trip Programs:
OR call 404.624.WILD.
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Program |
Grade |
Description |
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All Star Babies |
PreK | Baby animals come in all different sizes, shapes and colors. Discover how some babies look just like their parents and others are so very different. Try to match the babies with their parents. |
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Super Senses |
PreK | Some animals have great hearing, others can see for miles. Discover who can sniff out an insect underground and who uses whiskers to feel around them. Students learn that they have super senses too! |
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Panda & Pals |
Kindergarten |
Learn about our amazing giant panda family and animal friends! Where they come from, what they eat, how they keep warm and who is related to whom. |
| Fur, Feathers and Scales | 1st | Ever wondered “why snakes have no fur?” Dress like an animal, find out why animals look the way they do and what they need to survive. |
| Animal Life Cycles | 2nd |
Glimpse into an animal's life from baby to adult. Find the differences between mammals, birds, frogs and butterfly as they grow and change. |
| WILD Georgia | 3rd | Discover the amazing animals, habitats and regions of Georgia! Students investigate how they can help protect wildlife in their own backyards. |
| Ecosystems Explorers | 4th | Pack your bags and grab your passport! Students begin their trek in Georgia and travel around the world exploring ecosystems and the animals that inhabit them. |
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Classification Quiz Show |
5th |
Why and how do we group animals together? Students test their classification skills during this fun, interactive quiz show. |
| Wet & Wild Animals | 6th | Discover how animals move water through the water cycle and how water keeps animals on the move causing great migrations. Dive in today! |
| Forests of Africa and Asia | 7th | Explore the forests habitats and learn about the amazing animals that inhabit them. We will be discussing the consequences of human action on these habitats and with wise choices humans and animals can successfully share the same planet. |
| If I Ran the Zoo | 8th | Students discover the history, diversity of jobs, people and animals that make today's zoos successful. |
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The Mating Game |
9th-12th |
Through fun interactive activities students become immersed in the science of animal match making and the genetics behind how Zoo Atlanta pairs up mates. |
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