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Teachers! Want to teach your students about our marine environment? Cabrillo Marine Aquarium offers numerous programs and classes designed to share the wonders of our local ocean, from guided Aquarium tours, to Ocean Outreach programs that bring marine life right into your classroom, to naturalist-led whale watching programs.
Our programs are LAUSD Board of Education approved and are aligned with the State of California grade-level science standards.
To help you choose the right program for your class, use the School Program Selection Tool:
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Workshops are available for teachers who want to bring ocean science into the classroom.
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Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Education Programs 2011-2012
| Exhibit Hall and Outdoor Tours |
| Exhibit Hall Tours |
K-12th |
Oct-Mar |
90 min. |
Free |
| Spring Outdoor Classroom |
PreK-5th |
Apr-Jun |
50 min. |
Free |
| Summer Tours |
1st-12th |
Jul-Aug |
50 min. |
Free |
| Self-Conducted Visits |
PreK-12th |
Year-round |
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Free |
| Key to the Sea |
K-5th |
Oct-Mar |
90 min. |
Free |
| Whalewatching |
PreK-12th |
Jan-Mar |
2-3 hrs. |
Fee-based |
| Aquatic Nursery |
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| Sea Gardeners |
K-2nd |
Year-round |
90 min. |
Free |
| Young Investigators |
3rd-6th |
Year-round |
90 min. |
Free |
| Research Assistants |
7th-12th |
Year-round |
90 min. |
Free |
| Exploration Center |
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| Marine Explorers |
PreK-2nd |
Oct-Jun |
90 min. |
Free |
| Seashore Naturalists |
3rd-5th |
Oct-Jun |
90 min. |
Free |
| Sea Scholars |
6th-8th |
Oct-Jun |
90 min. |
Free |
| Ocean Stewards |
9th-12th |
Oct-Jun |
90 min. |
Free |
| Sea Search |
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| What Lives on the Sandy Beach |
K-12th |
Year-round |
3 hrs. |
Fee-based |
| Life on the Rocky Shores |
K-12th |
Year-round |
3 hrs. |
Fee-based |
| Salt Marsh and Plankton |
K-12th |
Year-round |
3 hrs. |
Fee-based |
| Ichthyology |
3-12th |
Year-round |
3 hrs. |
Fee-based |
| Habitat Comparison |
K-12th |
Year-round |
3 hrs. |
Fee-based |
| Environmental Stewardship |
3-12th |
Year-round |
3 hrs. |
Fee-based |
| Animal Behavior–Prey or Prowl |
5-12th |
Year-round |
3 hrs. |
Fee-based |
| Just for Preschoolers |
PreK |
Year-round |
90 min. |
Fee-based |
| Ocean Outreach |
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| Adventures of C-Weed the Snail |
PreK |
Jun-Feb |
50 min. |
Fee-based |
| At Home in the Sea |
K-1st |
Year-round |
1 hr. |
Fee-based |
| Treasures in the Tidepools |
2nd-8th |
Year-round |
1 hr. |
Fee-based |
| Greatest Fish Story Ever Told |
1st-4th |
Year-round |
1 hr. |
Fee-based |
| Thar She Blows! Whale of a Lesson |
2nd-6th |
Year-round |
1 hr. |
Fee-based |
| Shark! It's OK to Go in the Water |
3rd-8th |
Year-round |
1 hr. |
Fee-based |
| What is Plankton Anyway? |
3rd-8th |
Year-round |
1 hr. |
Fee-based |
| Squid Dissection |
3rd-8th |
Year-round |
1 hr. |
Fee-based |
| Fish Dissection |
3rd-8th |
Year-round |
1 hr. |
Fee-based |
| Fish Printing |
2nd-8th |
Year-round |
1 hr. |
Fee-based |
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