This immersive field trip combines classroom, laboratory learning, and in the field learning. Your 1.5-hour program includes a Guided Tour of our Outdoor Hospital. Create your experience by building 1 hours' worth of programs.

Included:

· Guided Tour (30 minutes)

Options include:

· Animal Adaptations (30 minutes)

· Sea Turtle Scientist (1 hour)

· Coastal Trek (1 hour)

· Discovering Food Webs (30 minutes)

· Animals Classification Adventure (30 minutes)

Build your experience by choosing between different options to complete your 1.5 hour program for your students.

Description of each activity

Guided Tour- Students will get a guided experience of our outdoor sea turtle hospital and meet our patients. In this tour, you will gain an understanding of our patient’s stories from their rescue to their diagnosis and rehabilitation process. Students will also get the opportunity to explore real biofacts of sea turtles.

Animal Adaptations- Students will learn about adaptations and why they are so important for the survival of sea turtles. In this activity, students will get hands on practice of how an animal would need to adapt if they were placed into different ecosystems.

Sea Turtle Scientist- Students will get the inside scoop on our cutting-edge sea turtle research and rehabilitation techniques. Using briefings from our veterinary team, students will follow the intake process for a new sea turtle patient and discover what techniques our veterinarians use to monitor our patients.

Coastal Trek- Students will be guided along the Juno Dunes Natural Area paved trail and immersed in several coastal ecosystems while learning about the plants and animals that live there. Students will use careful observation and learn about why we want to keep nature natural.

Discovering Food Webs- Food Chains vs Food Webs, what’s the difference? In this hands-on activity, students will create their own food chain in groups and see how their food chain might be impacted by different natural and manmade problems.

Animal Classification Adventure- Reptiles, Amphibians, Mammals, Fishes, Birds, oh my! In this hands-on activity, student will learn about the different classifications of our vertebrate animals and how each of them has special characteristics that help them survive in their environment.

Duration

1.5 hour

About

Please note, field trips are educator-led lessons held in a classroom setting, laboratory setting or out in the field. All lessons are aligned to Florida’s State Academic Standards for Science. Exploration of our One Ocean Hall and Outdoor Ecosystem Tanks are self-guided extensions of our field trip programs. A guided tour of our Outdoor Sea Turtle Hospital is a new addition to your field trip options.

Cost: $15 per student, Teacher’s Free, Non- Teacher Chaperones $5 per adult

Capacity: Max 60 students

Minimum 10 students required.

We require there be 1 chaperone/teacher to every 10 students. There will be a fee of $100 associated the day of the field trip if there is not the proper amount of chaperones/teachers per students.

ATTENTION TITLE 1 SCHOOLS

If you are reserving a Field Trip or School Outreach program for a Title 1 school or organization and would like to request Title 1 grant funds through our Oceans of Opportunity initiative, please do not proceed and contact a member of the Guest Services Team.