Pollinate Happiness field-trip sheet · September
Syosset High School
Address: 70 South Woods Road, Syosset, NY 11791
Host: Syosset High School Environmental Club · Installed: September 28, 2026
Getting there: The planter is at the front of the school beside the red Syosset High School sign on South Woods Road, visible from the sidewalk without entering the campus.
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What is planted here
- Purple Coneflower (blooms Jun to Sep)
- Black-Eyed Susan (blooms Jun to Sep)
- Garden Mums (blooms Sep to Nov)
Purple coneflower and black-eyed Susan are the perennial natives that will come back every year. The mums add color through the first fall.
Look for in September
- Purple Coneflower in bloom
- Black-Eyed Susan in bloom
- Garden Mums in bloom
- Purple Coneflower seed heads or pods
- Black-Eyed Susan seed heads or pods
- Bumble bees on the purple coneflower
- Butterflies on the purple coneflower
- Skippers on the purple coneflower
- Goldfinches eating purple coneflower seeds
Did you know? (Purple Coneflower) Bumble bees, sweat bees, and butterflies work the disk florets all summer; silvery checkerspot caterpillars eat the leaves.
Student worksheet
1. Observe. Stand still for one minute and watch the flowers. Make a tally mark for every insect that lands.
2. Count. Pick one plant from the list. How many flowers or seed heads does it have right now? Is it budding, blooming, going to seed, or resting for winter?
3. Sketch. In the box, draw one visitor (an insect or bird) or one flower head. Label at least two parts.
4. Compare. Which plant had the most visitors? What about it (color, shape, height, smell) might explain that?
5. Connect. Look around the planter: lawn, pavement, trees, other gardens? Where do you think today's visitors came from, and where will they go next?
For the teacher
Before or after the visit, try these free activities. Answer keys cover every game. Type the addresses below or scan the QR code.
- Field Bingo (printable card for this planter)pollinatehappiness.com/games/field-bingo
- Native or Invasive? (photo quiz, all ages)pollinatehappiness.com/games/native-or-invasive
- Activities by grade bandpollinatehappiness.com/educators
- Answer keyspollinatehappiness.com/educators/answer-keys
Please stay on paths, leave plants and seed heads in place, and check host hours before you go. Planter page: pollinatehappiness.com/installations/syosset-high-school