Classified for credit

Mobile or studio-based aquatic animal education program in Chicago — marine biology, aquatic ecosystems, and hands-on animal interaction for young learners.

Small retail aquarium and interactive aquatic exhibit in suburban Chicago — marine biology, fish taxonomy, and aquatic ecosystem basics for younger students.

DuPage County forest preserve nature center in Addison with trails and naturalist programming — covers Illinois native ecology, wildlife habitat, and field biology.

Illinois nature center along the Kaskaskia River with trails and wetland habitat — covers native plant and animal ecology, bird study, and field observation.

Wetlands interpretive center in the Cache River watershed — wetland ecology, migratory birds, and Illinois natural heritage.

Community nature center with wetland and woodland trails in northeastern Illinois — supports local ecology, plant and wildlife identification, and outdoor education.

Illinois state park containing old-growth bottomland forest on the Wabash River — supports forest ecology, dendrology, and native habitat study.

Small Illinois state park centered on a beaver-dammed lake — covers freshwater ecology, wetland habitats, and wildlife observation.

State historic site preserving an 1840s Swedish utopian colony in Illinois — covers immigration history, communal living, and 19th-century social movements.

Illinois state historic site marking the homeland of the Sauk Nation — covers Black Hawk War history, Native American displacement, and early Illinois settlement.

Northwestern University art museum with rotating and permanent collections — covers art history, visual analysis, and curatorial studies.

Bonsai collection at the Chicago Botanic Garden — covers horticultural science, plant physiology, and Japanese botanical art traditions.

Children's museum focused on African American history and culture of Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood.

Small private zoo in rural Illinois with a variety of domestic and exotic animals — supports basic zoology and animal care concepts.

Illinois River bluff state park with earthwork mounds — combines riparian ecology, native prairie biology, and pre-Columbian Hopewell mound observation.

State natural area protecting one of the largest remaining bald cypress swamps in North America — covers wetland ecology, biodiversity, and conservation biology.

Small natural history museum in rural Illinois — specimen-based biology, paleontology, and regional geology for elementary and middle school learners.

Birthplace of poet Carl Sandburg — supports American literature, biography, and early 20th-century social history studies in a preserved historic site.

Large reservoir wildlife management area supporting field study of migratory waterfowl, wetland ecology, and Illinois wildlife habitat.

Illinois state park along the Rock River featuring sandstone outcroppings — supports geology, woodland ecology, and outdoor PE curriculum.

Caterpillar visitors center in Peoria covering heavy equipment engineering, manufacturing processes, and industrial technology.

Regional arts center with gallery exhibitions and sculpture grounds — supports visual arts study and art history for curriculum portfolios.

Natural science center in Bloomington with specimens and exhibits — supports biology, earth science, and taxonomy curriculum.

Community college planetarium with full-dome shows — covers astronomy, space science, and celestial mechanics.