Aquarium of the Pacific

What adaptations do animals have for the cold?

Do you know a budding marine biologist? The Junior Biologist series of programs at the Aquarium will encourage a love of science in your seven- to twelve-year-old child.

Each 2-hour class includes theme related activities, guided gallery tour, interaction with our animal care staff behind-the-scenes, and a keepsake journal.

Northern Pacific I:

The Aquarium of the Pacific represents three regions of the Pacific Ocean; discover the special adaptations animals have to live in the chilly waters of the northern coast. During this 2-hour program your seven- to ten-year-old child will:

• Touch animals in our private classroom touch pools
• Use a world map to identify the North Pacific
• Conduct an experiment to create water that is as cold as North Pacific waters
• Feel the warmth blubber can offer warm-blooded animals
• Touch real sea otter fur
• Practice feeding like a baleen whale
• Take a guided tour of the Northern Pacific gallery while completing a scavenger hunt
• Watch one of our animal care staff feed our Giant Pacific Octopus behind-the-scenes*
• Record observations in a keepsake journal

*The Aquarium reserves the right to change the animal interactions without notice due to animal safety, exhibit maintenance, or animal health reasons.

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