3rd-5th Grade
Animal adaptations and the challenges that they face are the main topics within both of these programs.
| Mobile Ocean Classroom Program Information | |
|---|---|
| Availability | Tuesday-Friday |
| Cost | Free for Long Beach Unified School District |
| Capacity | 35 students per program max, 3 programs max per visit |
| Program Location |
Tidepool program: We require a large indoor space that allows students to move freely and has accessible outlets, tables, and chairs. Abalone program: We require an indoor space that allows for some movement and has accessible outlets, tables, and chairs. All programs must be in the same space per visit. |
Please note: MOC programs do not include live animals.
3rd- 5th Grade Program Description
Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific / Anitza Valles
Tidepool Treasures
50 minute program
Tidepools are a tumultuous place to live! Animals battle heat, predators, a lack of food and water for hours at a time. Learners will use observations of a tidepool model, exploration of animal biofacts, and peer to peer discussions to discover how tidepool animals survive in this unique ocean habitat.
Supports Next Generation Science Standards:
- Performance Expectations
- 3-LS4-3 Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
- 4-LS1-1. Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
- Science and Engineering Practices
- Engaging in Argument from Evidence
- Developing and Using Models
- Disciplinary Core Ideas:
- LS4.C
- LS1.A
- Cross Cutting Concepts
- Cause and Effect
- Systems and Systems Models
- Performance Expectations
Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific/Andrew Reitsma
I Love Abalone: A Conservation Story
50 minute program
Join us in learning about the conservation efforts of the white abalone- the first invertebrate to be put on the endangered species list. Students will explore their historical challenges and design a conceptional solution to help abalone populations out in the wild!
Supports Next Generation Science Standards:
- Performance Expectations
- 3-5- ETS1-2. Generate and compare multiple solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
- Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that they live there may change.
- Science and Engineering Practices
- Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
- Engaging in Argument from Evidence
- Disciplinary Core Ideas:
- ET S1.B
- LS4.D
- Cross Cutting Concepts
- Influence of Science, Engineering, and Technology on Society and the Natural World.
- Systems and Systems Models
- Performance Expectations
