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Hide and Sea
30 minutes, Class size 15-20
Through visual arts and storytelling, students will be introduced to the many shapes, sizes and colors that aquatic animals can be to avoid detection. Cooperative learning and role-playing will help illustrate the connections between animals and their habitats. Would you like to make a reservation?
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Teeth, Tails, Spines and Scales
45 minutes, Class size 15-25
Through role-playing, stories and interactives, explore the wet and wild world of penguins. Students will develop observation skills as they learn how to conduct a simplified behavior study. Video of penguins in action from our penguin habitat will serve as the primary tool for this investigation. Would you like to make a reservation?
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Penguins on Parade
45 minutes, Class size 15-40
Through role-playing, stories and interactives, explore the wet and wild world of penguins. Students will develop observation skills as they learn how to conduct a simplified behavior study. Video of penguins in action from our penguin habitat will serve as the primary tool for this investigation. Would you like to make a reservation?
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Beluga Basics
45 minutes, Class size 15-40
Enjoy the beautiful vocalizations of these graceful marine mammals as your group dives into the realm of the beluga whale. Students will don their thinking caps as they take on the role of research scientists. Echolocation and other fascinating beluga behaviors will be featured. The group will also "redesign" one of their classmates for survival in icy arctic waters. Would you like to make a reservation?
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Turtle Tales
45 minutes Class size 15-40
Using stories and interactive games, your group will live the life of a turtle by exploring its diverse habitats. Reptile characteristics and differences between terrestrial and aquatic turtles will be explored through observation and inference. The on-site program includes a live animal encounter. Would you like to make a reservation?
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Activity Guides
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Fishes
Grades K-8
What class in the animal kingdom includes farmers, nest builders and harems? Fishes! From the dusky damselfish that farm the coral reefs to the wrasse, which travel in harems, fishes have adapted to every aquatic environment. This special-edition activity guide will introduce your students to the underwater world of fishes and their unique adaptations. This guide comes with a full-color fishes poster. Would you like to purchase this activity guide or view on-line?
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Frogs
Grades K-2
Hop right in and learn all about frogs! Rainbow colors, deadly poisons, croaks and peeps frogs are a wonderfully diverse group of animals. Experiment with camouflage, discover frogs' long-jumping leg design and learn how frogs' adaptations differ depending on their environment. These activities will help you and your students explore the amazing world of frogs. Would you like to purchase this activity guide?
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Penguins
Grades K-3
With an upright waddle and feathers that resemble a tuxedo, it is easy to perceive them only as cute. Penguins are, however, a diverse family of 17 species. Their adaptations allow them to not only "fly" in the water and inhabit the icy Antarctic, but also live near the equator. This new guide presents activities that will enable you and your class to explore their unique adaptations. Would you like to purchase this activity guide?
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How to Purchase Activity Guides
Shedd activity guides can be purchased in Go Overboard, our retail store, or by calling 888-SEA-STUFF. Prices range from $6 to $12.
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Discovery Boxes
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Frogs Discovery Box
Grades K-2
Take a flying leap into the Frogs Discovery Box! Pictures, models, specimens, tapes and literature enrich the activities found in our Frogs K-2 Activity Guide, or enhance your own unit on frogs. These activities and materials allow your students to discover the diversity and uniqueness of frogs. Would you like to borrow this discovery box?
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Penguins Discovery Box
Grades K-3
Penguins are as unique as they are cute. This discovery box provides the perfect complement to our Penguins K-3 Activity Guide. Pictures, literature and models will help set a cool Antarctic mood for your students as they explore penguins' distinctive adaptations. Would you like to borrow this discovery box?
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Fishes Discovery Box
Grades K-8
Our most recent addition to our discovery box collection, this kit demonstrates the diversity of fishes by including several animal specimens such as a seahorse, a shark jaw, a skate and a pufferfish. The discovery box also includes posters, books, videos and two rubber fish for creating a Gyotaku print. A copy of the Fishes K-8 Activity Guide is included with this box. Would you like to borrow this discovery box?
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Borrow one of our Discovery Boxes for FREE!
That's right, we are no longer charging a fee to borrow one of our hands-on Discovery Boxes. We've made a few other changes that should make it much easier for teachers to borrow our boxes:
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