January Week 1: Animals of the Deep Sea Students will work in small groups to investigate deep-sea habitats, the animals that live there, and the adaptations they have to survive...
January Week 2: Ocean Investigator - Ocean Layers: Davy Jones Locker Students will investigate ocean layering and density principles by building a model to show top, middle, and bottom ocean...
January Week 3: Ocean Exploration Students will work through a series of challenges to test their skills as ocean explorers. They will work in small teams to investigate nautical charts...
January Week 4: Remote Operated Vehicles (ROV) Students will work in pairs to design a SeaPerch ROV. They will build their ROV to meet a specific challenge, like removing garbage...
February Week 1: Estuaries Students will rotate in small groups between bins containing a variety of organisms from Long Island Sound. For each organism, students will make predictions about how...
February Week 2: Mystery Water Students will use water chemistry to identify mystery water samples. Students will learn how to test pH, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and more. They will interpret...
February Week 3: Shorebirds Students will survey the local bird species around Avery Point, studying the unique beaks, wings, and behaviors that help them survive in a coastal habitat. Then,...
February Week 4: Plankton & Microplastics Students will observe live plankton specimens and learn how to identify microplastics. Students will also learn about sources of microplastics and ways to prevent...
March Week 1: Lobsters and Climate Change Students will rotate through stations in which they examine live lobsters, practice skills related to the lobster fishery such as lobster measurement and...
March Week 2: Living Shorelines Students will explore different examples of living shorelines and what animals call them home, including filter feeders. Students will create their own models to better...
March Week 3: Bycatch Bycatch is a serious problem for many marine fisheries. In this engineering challenge focused on fisheries and conservation, participants learn about bycatch and then design fishing...
March Week 4: Erosion Engineers Students will learn what natural phenomena affect the Earth's surface and cause erosion of the land. They will test the effects of erosion on their...
