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Living Coast Discovery Center
A live, virtual educational program adapted from our wildlife field trips. Program includes pre- and post- lesson resources, a highly trained educator team for professional streaming, and an interactive lesson geared towards the appropriate grade/age. All programs are NGSS aligned. Programs run approximately 30-60 minutes. Maximum group size is 40 students per session. Delivered live via zoom or on your school platform.
Additional Add-on’s: $50 / each
Options: additional animal encounter; pre-recorded lesson
ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS
A Shark's Tale
Students will become shark experts on local species and may even get to meet a shark up-close! This interactive lab teaches students about the many adaptations these top predators have to survive. Lesson includes: shark encounter.
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AWE Chemistry!
Grades: HS (9th - 12th Grade)
Website:
Contact:
education@thelivingcoast.org
Phone:
(619) 409-5908
Students will visit a local wetland located at the bottom of a watershed. Learn the importance of variables such as salinity, pH, turbidity, and oxygen when it comes to monitoring the health of an ecosystem! Lesson includes: plankton and jelly encounter.
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Beaks and Feet (Bird Program)
Grades: ES (1st and 2nd Grade)
Website:
Contact:
education@thelivingcoast.org
Phone:
(619) 409-5908
Come soar into the world of birds and find out what structures they have to help them survive. Students will get to experiment with “beaks” and learn to use binoculars. Lesson includes: bird encounter.
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Crawling Crabs
Grades: ES (Kindergarten) *
Website:
Contact:
education@thelivingcoast.org
Phone:
(619) 409-5908
* Programs for Kindergarten run
30-40 minutes
Come crawl into the world of crabs and other crustacean relatives. Learn about adaptations with fun hands-on exploration. Students will enjoy observing crustacean molts and live crabs. Lesson includes: crabs and lobsters.
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Eat, Don't Get Eaten (Ecology Program)
This program is a perfect introduction to everything ecology. Come be challenged by the delicate balance of an ecological food web that must overcome disasters, natural and man-made alike. Lesson includes: bird encounter.
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Something's Fishy (Disections)
Grades: ES (4th and 5th Grade)
Website:
Contact:
education@thelivingcoast.org
Phone:
(619) 409-5908
Ewe! That’s one scaly, slimy dissection. Through this fun, interactive lesson, students explore the internal and external parts that help a fish survive its marine habitat. Lesson includes: fish dissection.
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