Trip to Marine Lab Unit Topic: Science Skills:
Observation Classification
Objectives: To develop an awareness of the different animals and plants found in the ocean. To gain first-hand experience in visiting a marine lab. Materials: Field trip forms, name tags, and packed lunch Procedures: Prepare the children for the field trip by telling them what to expect when they go to Marine Lab. Go over the rules you want them to follow. Tell them that they are going to see different types of marine life for example: sharks, starfish, coral, etc. Show them pictures of these types of marine life. While at Marine Lab, tell the children that this is a place where students go to study all about sea creatures and how they live. The students use boats and diving gear to study the different animals and plants that live in the ocean. Here at Marine Lab, there are many different departments. Each department has a special study. There are many different kinds of species that live in the ocean. Some from the same family but they look different. The tour guide will provide the children the opportunity to feel most of the sea creatures. They will warn the children if any of the creatures are dangerous. After, the field trip, the children may have lunch at the University of Guam campus area. Special Notes:
Marine Lab’s Contact page.
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