Learning Resources for Grades 3 - 5

Use these general field trip guides to provide a focus for students investigating an artifact or specimen, or exploring an exhibit as a whole. 

Our Exploring The Field guides are a set of chaperone guides and student guides designed to lead Kindergarten-12th Grade students through focused investigations at The Field. Each guides is aligned to Next Generation Science Standards, Common Core State Standards, or Illinois State Standards for Social Science. The guides below are listed by grade level, based on standard alignment, but can be modified for other grade levels, as needed. 

Ready to Explore The Field? Download a guide here.

Field Trip Planning Guide. Use this guide to learn more about The Field Museum and plan a successful focused field trip around a theme of your choice. 

Learn more about African Biodiversity in this Educator Guide for grades 3-5.

Learn more about Darwin in this Educator Guide.

Learn more about Dinosaur Dynasty – Discoveries from China in this Educator Guide.

Learn more about Dinosaurs - Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries in this Educator Guide.

Evolving Planet Crossword. Travel back through time to learn how evolution has created the mosaic of life on Earth.  You can learn more about this exhibition on the Evolving Planet microsite.

Evolving Planet Educator Guide. Travel back through time to learn how evolution has created the mosaic of life on Earth.  You can learn more about this exhibition on the Evolving Planet microsite.

Evolving Planet Educator Guide. Travel back through time to learn how evolution has created the mosaic of life on Earth.  You can learn more about this exhibition on the Evolving Planet microsite.