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When booking your school visit to the Newport Aquarium, upgrade to a Finstitute classroom experience to teach your students about aquatic life, chemistry, physics and other sciences in a fun, hand-on way. Finstitute classes include a 45-minute interactive lesson taught by a WAVE Foundation instructor. All lessons include pre and post visit activities as well as a scavenger hunt to complete during your visit to Newport Aquarium.
Choose from one of the following subjects for your class: All About Penguins, What You Otter Know, Surrounded by Sharks, Sea Turtles, Wild About Water, SCUBA Science, Career Talks, and Wetlands. |  |
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Increase students’ knowledge of penguins, their characteristics, special adaptations and their diverse habitats.
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Why are penguins classified as birds? |
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Key characteristics of all birds |
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How penguins adapt to life in the water |
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The importance of feathers |
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Habitat geography of penguins |
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All About Penguin Curriculum |
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Introduce students to the biology and natural history of otters; particularly Asian Small Clawed Otters. |
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Diversity of otter species |
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Key characteristics and adaptations of Asian Small Clawed Otters |
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Training techniques |
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Need for conservation to ensure the survival of Asian Small Clawed Otters |
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What You Otter Know Curriculum |
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Increase students’ awareness and understanding of sharks, their characteristics, special adaptations, and dispel common myths in a fun, hands-on, educational format. |
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Dispel common myths and fears |
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Compare/contrast bony fish and sharks |
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Key characteristics and adaptations of different shark species |
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Hands-on lab |
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Surrounded By Sharks Curriculum |
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Inspire students to take an active role in the conservation and preservation of sea turtles by increasing their awareness of sea turtles, their adaptations, the steps being taken to help save sea turtles, and everyday dangers. |
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Key characteristics of sea turtles |
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Geography of Sea Turtle tracking |
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Importance of Sea Turtles to ecosystems |
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Need for Sea Turtle conservation |
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Sea Turtles Curriculum |
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Designed to instill the importance of water conservation in salt and fresh water environments and how they can impact the quality of water in both beneficial and detrimental ways. |
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Learn about the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection |
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Test water samples for salinity, temperature and pH |
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Hands-on lab experience |
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Wild About Water Curriculum |
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Explores the science behind diving and how diving principles can be applied in our daily life. |
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How aquatic animals differ from terrestrial animals in how they control their buoyancy |
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How divers control their buoyancy |
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Why is it important for a diver to have good buoyancy control |
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Presentation on dive equipment |
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Scuba Science Curriculum |
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CAREER TALKS (Grades 9-12)
Students will learn first hand about what it takes to become a biologist as well as explore the diverse career opportunities available in an aquarium setting |
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How to become a biologist |
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Career opportunities in an Aquarium |
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WETLANDS (Grades 9-12)
Raise awareness on local wetlands and inspire students to become stewards in protecting our natural resources |
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What is a Wetland |
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Types of Wetlands |
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Preservation of Wetlands |
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