Connect students with science and enhance your field trip to Adventure Aquarium with an engaging education program. The Center for Aquatic Sciences at Adventure Aquarium offers programs that inspire future conservationists while supporting your curriculum. To book a program for your class at the aquarium, call 800-616-JAWS (5297).
We are happy to collaborate with you on a custom program tailored to suit your students' needs. Contact us at learning@aquaticsciences.org or (856)361-1024 with questions or to arrange for a custom program.
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Conservation Champions – 30 minutes live animal program
Students meet 3 live animals, learn about threats to their habitats and ways that they can help. Become a champion for wildlife! Great for all ages, especially 1st-4th grades.
Sharks: Truth or Fiction – 30 minutes
Students will participate in a shark trivia game, learn about shark biology, and have the opportunity to see and touch shark biofacts (jaws and teeth). Great for 4th-8th grades.
Top of the Tank Tour – 30 minutes
Students will take a behind the scenes tour of the Ocean Realm exhibit, home to sharks, fish, and sea turtles. This tour covers animal care, biology, conservation, and stories about our famous and beloved animal ambassadors. Ideal for 4th-8th grades. A version of this tour is available for college students and adult groups.
Behind the Scenes Tour – 50 minutes
This tour focuses on animal care and careers at the aquarium. Groups tour behind the scenes to experience a “day in the life” of an aquarium biologist. Tour areas are subject to change, but may include fish holding, central engineering, the water quality lab, and the food prep area. This tour also visits the top of the Ocean Realm exhibit. Great for high school, college, and adult groups.
Sea Senses – 30 minutes – live animal program
Students learn about a variety of ocean animals and compare animal senses with the 5 human senses. 1-2 live animals are a part of this program, 1 animal is touchable. Great for Pre-K, Kindergarten, and groups who would like a more fundamental, interactive program.
Animal Wrappers – 30 minutes – live animal program
What keeps animals safe and protected from the elements? We explore different adaptations (scales, feathers, and fur) and how animals use them to stay alive. 2-3 live animals are a part of this program, 1 animal is touchable. Great for Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st grade.
Penguin Fun – 30 minutes
Students will learn what it’s like to be a penguin, searching for food, escaping predators, and raising young. Students will be able to touch biofacts (feathers and fur), but there are NO LIVE ANIMALS in this class. Great for Kindergarten and 1st grade.
Conservation Champions – 30 minutes – live animal program
Students meet 3 live animals, learn about threats to their habitats and ways that they can help. Become a champion for wildlife! Great for all ages, especially 1st-4th grades.
Sharks: Truth or Fiction – 30 minutes
Students will participate in a shark trivia game, learn shark biology facts, and see and touch shark biofacts (real jaws and teeth). Great for 3-8th grades.
Marine Debris – 30 minutes
With a focus on types of plastic and recyclables, students in this interactive class will build a timeline to figure out how long it takes for items to break down in the environment, and what effect this process has on animal habitats. Great for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades.
Endangered at Adventure – 30 minutes – live animal program
Students will learn about the process for determining endangered species, and the threats facing of some species housed at Adventure Aquarium. Students will meet a live terrapin, a New Jersey endangered species. (Note, the animal in this class is not touchable.) Great for 5th – 8th grades.
Adaptations for Reptiles - 30 minutes – live animal program
Students explore reptile adaptations and how reptiles can survive in many different environments. 3 live reptiles will be featured (Note, animals are not touchable). Great for 2nd – 8th grades.
Aquarium Careers – 30 minutes
Students interested in a career working with animals as a keeper, trainer, biologist, or veterinary staffer will gain insight into aquarium careers. This class will cover education, career outlook, and daily projects and duties in the aquarium field. Great for 8th – 12th grades.
Water Quality Lab – 45 minutes
Students will perform lab tests on water samples from aquarium exhibits and learn about water chemistry and how aquariums keep their animal ambassadors healthy. Great for 9th-12th grades.
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