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Sea Search Marine Biology Workshops |
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Sea Search Marine Biology Workshops provide interactive and engaging experiences that focus on a wide range of marine biology topics.
Topics offered include:
1-What Lives on the Sandy Beach,
2-Life on the Rocky Shores*,
3-Salt Marsh and Plankton,
4-Habitat Comparison, and
5-Ichthyology.
Each class includes an introduction with a presentation specifically designed for that topic, in addition to interactions with the live animals at the Aquarium. Conservation issues are incorporated in all classes.
Details:
- Days offered: Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday
- Dates offered: October - June
- Length of program: 3 hours
- Times offered:
9am-12pm,
9:30am-12:30pm,
10am-1pm - Fee**: $350 for up to 35 students, $10 for each additional student. Scholarships available
- Maximum number of participants: 50
Programs are adaptable to grade-specific Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
To schedule a visit, please submit your reservation request here.
* Life on the Rocky Shores is only available on low tide dates; please see specific options on the Reservation Form.
** Grant-funded support & scholarships are available for financial assistance. Please call Our Reservation Team for more information (310) 548-7562 |
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Life on the Rocky Shores
Program Length: 3 hours
Day/Time Offered: Tuesday - Friday
Grades: K - 12
Location:
Outdoor - Cabrillo Marine Aquarium / Cabrillo Coastal Park
Program Cost: $350 for up to 35 students, $10 for each additional student.*
Month(s) Offered: October - June
Description:
Explore the exposed rocky shore of the Point Fermin Tidepools and the ecosystems that lie in the different tidal zones. Live specimens are used to examine the challenges that many of tidepool inhabitants have to face during high and low tides. Explore the unique adaptations many of the animals have to the constantly changing environments.
The Rocky Shore habitat is a distinctive habitat that can be found locally along the Southern California coast. With so many organisms living in concentrated zones, all dependent on a shifting supply of resources and shelter to survive the changing tides, we see zonation, climate, and population density playing a role in the success or failure of many organisms.
As an accessible dividing line between land and sea, this habitat historically has supported an abundance of marine life including: crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and algae. For thousands of years the rocky shore has provided a wide range of food resources and tool materials to the Gabrielino-Tongva, the indigenous peoples of the Los Angeles coastal region.
Today interest in this habitat ranges from wildlife observation, scientific research, culturally significant resources, recreational activities, and foraging for food. The accessibility of the rocky shore habitats in Southern California, and their proximity to densely populated urban centers, imposes many human induced pressures on the ecosystem. However, this same accessibility, diversity of organisms, and human curiosity has propelled many people, groups, and organizations to conserve, protect, study and educate others about this fascinating environment.
The Life on the Rocky Shore virtual Sea Search class examines; rock intertidal ecology, adaptations of organisms to the habitat, tidal zonations, life cycles, and the rich variety of life found in our coastal Southern California Rocky Shore Tidepools. We use our live and virtual (pre-recorded) resources to examine the challenges that many tidepool animals face during high and low tides as well as the specialized evolutionary adaptations and behaviors that have allowed many organisms to survive and thrive.
Class components may include; observation of live animals and dry specimen for adaptations, feeding strategies, behaviors, and life cycle connections; discussion and observations of pre-recorded video or photos; live discussion and observations of tanks and animals in order to present a holistic understanding of the topics.
This interactive class relates ocean ecology and scientific understanding to observable phenomena through a process of live inquiry based learning.
* Financial assistance is available for the Sea Search Marine Biology Workshops.
Our programs can be made accessible to all audiences. Persons with disabilities are welcome to participate. Reasonable accommodations will be made with prior arrangements.
Sea Search Marine Biology Workshops are L.A. City Board of Education-approved and follow guidelines of the Science Framework, the National Science Benchmarks, and California State Board Science Content Standards. |
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