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On Home School Days, home-schooled students and their families
are invited to an exciting full-day ocean-themed learning experience
led by Mote's professional marine science educators.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
(Registration deadline Friday, October 2, 2009)
Theme: Watershed Awareness
Celebrate Watershed Awareness Week by conducting a hands-on,
feet-wet exploration of our watershed, the Sarasota Bay estuary. We'll
be observing animals in their natural habitats, wading into the water
to collect critters, and learning how to use scientific equipment. This
Home School Day also includes a special interactive SeaTrek broadcast
and self-guided explorations of the Mote Aquarium. Scroll down or click
here for the full schedule.
Home School Day is a great educational experience for students from preschool to high school.
We offer three different field programs: Exploring the Bay (preschool
and kindergarten), Habitat Hoopla (grades 1-5), and Field Sampling
Techniques (grades 6-12). These field programs consist of
age-appropriate classroom introductions and bay explorations with a
variety of skill-appropriate nets and tools. The introductions (about
15-20 minutes long) will be given in three adjacent classrooms and we
encourage parents to stay with their youngest child and let older
children attend the introduction with their peers. Families will be
reunited for the in-water portion of the program.
Participants must wear closed-toed, closed-heel shoes and be
prepared to get wet to the waist and spend extended time in the sun.
Cost: $10 per member participant, $15 per non-member participant
Important: Because spaces are limited and tend to fill up quickly, pre-registration and pre-payment are required.
- Each person in your group age 4 and older, including adults, is
considered a participant. Children under the age of 4 are welcome to
attend free of charge, but are not considered participants and are not
provided with activity supplies.
- Lunch is not provided, but we invite you to eat together as a group in the Aquarium courtyard.
- Your program fee includes admission to the Mote Aquarium,
which you may explore throughout the day as your personal schedule
allows.
Registration: Download the registration form. The registration deadline is Friday, October 2, 2009.
Home School Day Schedule - 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Download the Home School Day Schedule (PDF).
9:30 a.m. Immersion Cinema: Arrive and Check-in
10: 00 a.m. Immersion Cinema: Welcome
10:30 a.m. Keating Marine Education Center: Field Programs
12:00 p.m. Aquarium Courtyard: Lunch (not provided)
1:15 p.m Aquarium Courtyard: Art Activity
1:45 p.m. Aquarium Exploration
3:00 p.m. Immersion Cinema: SeaTrek Broadcast
4:00 p.m. Immersion Cinema: Closing Talk
4:15 p.m. Aquarium Exploration or Immersion broadcast at 4:30 p.m.
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