
October 2020
After School at the Aquarium: Home Herpetology
Herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians. Can you tell the difference between a reptile and an amphibian? Join us this week to learn how you can start practicing your herpetology skills at home! Make new animal friends by…
Find out more »After School at the Aquarium: Ocean Pollution Solutions
During this program, educators will introduce a few examples of and solutions to ocean pollution. Participants will virtually meet a sea turtle, do an up-cycling craft and learn how they can contribute to marine debris surveys! Register for this event…
Find out more »November 2020
After School at the Aquarium: Marsh Mysteries
Whose tracks are those leading out of the marsh? And who ate the mussels, leaving nothing but shells behind? This week we will explore food webs in the salt marsh! Food webs describe who eats whom. Help us draw out…
Find out more »After School at the Aquarium: Seafood Snack-time
Hungry for an after-school snack? Learn how to prepare some family-friendly seafood snacks with directions from aquarium educators. Then settle in to enjoy your snack while learning about crabbing, fishing, oystering and how humans fit into the estuary food web!…
Find out more »After School at the Aquarium: Turtle-y Awesome Art
Our turtle ambassadors help connect aquarium visitors with the habitats that they live in. Join us this week to virtually meet live eastern box turtles, a gopher tortoise and spotted turtles among others. Watch a live turtle on the screen…
Find out more »January 2021
Oyster Explorations: A closer look at this amazing bivalve
Oysters are more than just delicious bivalves, they provide a wealth of ecosystem services like serving as habitat and food for fish and crustaceans. Join us for a program focused on why this particular shellfish species is so important. You…
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