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Aquarium Acrobats
Students create a realistic underwater diorama as a follow-up activity to a field trip to an aquarium. They research and discuss sea creatures and plants that contribute to aquarium life, then create a diorama using research information...
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A Lesson in Biodiversity: Making Comparisons Between Defensive Mechanisms Utilized by Marine Organisms
If your upper elementary or middle school marine biology learners are going to visit an aquarium, then here is a field trip activity guide for you. It is written specifically for The Maritime Aquarium, but the idea can be adapted to...
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Stanley Park and Aquarium Field Trip
Students explore the beauty of British Columbia by participating in a class field trip. In this ecosystem observation instructional activity, students investigate the Vancouver Aquarium and Stanley Park, one of the largest parks in North...
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Get to Know a Fish
Students discover the anatomy of a fish by identifying its body parts. In this oceanography lesson plan, students view a live fish in their classroom and draw a poster of the fish one body part at a time while identifying it....