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Content Provider Programs
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Alaska SeaLife Center
Programs Found:
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Beaks, Burrows, and Binoculars: Observing Alaska’s Seabirds |
Program Description: How do seabirds spend all their time in cold ocean waters? Discover what makes a bird a bird and learn about seabird structure, adaptations, and habitat. Observe bird behaviors, learn how different beak types are used to eat different foods, and experience our avian habitat to observe seabirds flying above and below the water. Learn what can be done to protect these wonderful animals as you create a puffin souvenir. |
| Program Available: Available by Request |
Grade Level: K
01
02
03 |
| Program Time: 55 minutes |
Discipline(s): Technology
Social Studies/History/Geography
Science
Career Education |
| Program Cost: $160-$170 |
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Connection to Ohio Standards
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Marine Mammal Adaptations |
Program Description: How are so many mammals able to live in Alaska’s frigid waters? Learn about the characteristics of mammals and discover adaptations that allow these animals to survive in this harsh environment. Use the scientific method to test blubber as an insulator. With an opportunity to “create” marine mammals, you will better understand how these animals survive the chill of the North Pacific.
Objectives:
-Appreciate the diversity of animals in Phylum Mollusca.
-Understand the natural history and characteristics of Class Cephalopoda.
-Describe the internal and external anatomy of a squid through dissection.
-List 4 members of Class Cephalopoda. |
| Program Available: Available by Request |
Grade Level: K
01
02
03
04
05 |
| Program Time: 55 hour |
Discipline(s): Technology
Social Studies/History/Geography
Science
Career Education |
| Program Cost: $$160-$170 |
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Connection to Ohio Standards
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Eat or Be Eaten in Alaska |
Program Description: Every day in Alaska animals face the struggle to eat and survive. Students will learn about the energy transfer and food webs associated with many Alaskan animal species. We will create our own food chains and observe different "links of the chain" feeding. We will look at a study of orca and sea lion eating habits being conducted here at the center.
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
-Use the scientific method to discover that there are two types of killer whales eating two separate food chains.
-Explain how energy is transferred from non-living sources to numerous animals in a chain and web-like structure.
-Describe some adaptations of these animals and how those are important to their survival.
-Recognize four species that complete a food chain and identify their roles in the chain.
-Develop an appreciation for these animals, the delicate balance of ecosystems to support them and the need to conserve these habitats. |
| Program Available: Available by Request |
Grade Level: 04
05
06 |
| Program Time: 55 minutes |
Discipline(s): Technology
Social Studies/History/Geography
Science
Career Education |
| Program Cost: $10-$170 |
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Connection to Ohio Standards
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Living in the Ring of Fire: Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Glaciers in Alaska |
Program Description: The landscape in Alaska is constantly changing. Discover what it’s like to live in this geologically active area and discuss how animal habitats are created and transformed every day. Study the theory of plate tectonics and examine evidence of plate movements above and below the Pacific Ocean. View the magnificent scenery of the glacier-carved Kenai Fjords. How have earthquakes, volcanoes, and glaciers shaped Alaska’s shorelines? How are these areas affected by humans? Find out when you “visit” the ring of fire. |
| Program Available: Available by Request |
Grade Level: 05
06
07
08 |
| Program Time: 55 minutes |
Discipline(s): Science
Mathematics |
| Program Cost: $160 - $170 |
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Connection to Ohio Standards
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Terrific Alaskan Tidepool Travels |
Program Description: Take a walk on the Alaskan coastline. As we journey down the beach we will learn about all the elements that create our oceans and their inhabitants. We will use clues to discover and learn about the creatures that make this special area their home. We will visit with our touch tank guests and explore research conducted here at the SeaLife Center on Dungeness Crabs.
Program Format:
1. This program begins with imagining ourselves on the shore.
2. We then discuss how beaches are made including sand, stone, waves and tides, and wind.
3. We then use clues to learn about different animals and plants in the intertidal area. This includes live viewing of our touch pool animals.
4. We will discuss conservation and the importance of preserving our oceans and the role of SCUBA in that endeavor.
5. Conclusion with time for questions and answers while watching our Tanner crabs.
Objectives:
Explore the forces which create our oceans and shorelines.
Compare various creatures living in the intertidal zone.
Develop an appreciation for our oceans and the need to preserve them. |
| Program Available: Available by Request |
Grade Level: 01
02
03
04
05 |
| Program Time: 55 minutes |
Discipline(s): Science
Mathematics |
| Program Cost: $160 - $170 |
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The Scoop on Poop |
Program Description: Alaska SeaLife center researchers need your help. Why is the Steller sea lion population declining? Environment? Pollution? Diet? How do scientists learn what animals put into their bodies without watching them eat? They get the ?scoop on poop?. Students will use the scientific method to begin to answer some of these questions. By dissecting sea lion scat students will discover how scientists find clues to animal diet and foraging behavior. Students will determine the species, weight, and size of fish the sea lion has been feasting on. We will make use of actual satellite data on the distribution and movement of Steller sea lions and their behavior on remote rookeries.
Program Format:
1. This program begins with an introduction to the decline of the Steller sea lion population.
2. We will then discuss what Alaska SeaLife Center researchers are looking at as possible causes.
3. We will then dissect actual, cleaned sea lion scat.
4. we will process the scat and ID bones, determine length, weight, and calories of the fish that were eaten.
5. This session concludes with a question and answer period while observing our Steller Sea Lion, Woody.
Objectives:
-Students will experience how animal scat can be used in scientific studies to provide clues about diet and foraging behavior of the animal
-Students will explore how Steller sea lion scat can reveal information about the species, weight, and size of fish the sea lion has consumed
-Students will engage in dissecting pre-cleaned sea lion scat and analyze its contents |
| Program Available: Available by Request |
Grade Level: 06
07
08
09
10
11
12 |
| Program Time: 55 minutes |
Discipline(s): Science
Mathematics |
| Program Cost: $160 - $170 |
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Scientists in Action: Sea Lion Monitoring |
Program Description: Learn how scientists at the center study a wild population of endangered Steller sea lions hauled out on the Chiswell Islands. Practice remote video monitoring yourself!
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| Program Available: Available by Request |
Grade Level: 09
10
11
12
06
07
08 |
| Program Time: 55 minutes |
Discipline(s): Science
Mathematics |
| Program Cost: $160 -$170 |
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Connection to Ohio Standards
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Who Lives Where? |
Program Description: Meet Alaska’s wettest residents! Find out where Alaska’s marine animals live, what they eat, and how they move. |
| Program Available: |
Grade Level:
K
Special Needs |
| Program Time: 55 minutes |
Discipline(s): Science
Other Subjects |
| Program Cost: $160 - $170 |
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Cephalopods: Squid Dissection |
Program Description: Get your hands into a "head-footed" animal as we learn more about cephalopods through dissection and discussion! (Please contact us about squid availability. Observation-only sessions are also an option.) |
| Program Available: |
Grade Level: 05
06
07
08
09 |
| Program Time: 55 Minutes |
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| Program Cost: $160 -$170 |
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