Programs:
Tennessee Aquarium Education Services and Programs Offered
1. Aquarium Educators in the Community – Each year, our educators have a significant impact on communities across the region. The Aquarium’s educators are routinely honored for their work.
2. Classroom Programs for School Groups
· Grades K-2 Programs -- Jellyfish Dream, Life Cycles and Animal Adaptations.
· Grades 3-5 Programs -- Build a Jellyfish, Ocean Characteristics, Wonderful Working Wetlands.
· Grades 6-8 Programs -- Aquarium Jeopardy, Coralopoly, Plankton Power.
· Grades 9-12 Programs -- Seahorse Rescue Mission.
· Lunch and Learn Programs for Students -- programs on Animal Senses (grades K-2), Reptiles (grades 3-5) and Biodiversity (grades 6-8) that are modified for each grade level.
3. Non-Classroom Programs for School Groups
· Adaptations from A-Z – Tours guided by an Educator.
· AquaGuide – a comprehensive gallery by gallery review for teachers and older students.
· AquaQuest – a self-guided tour with written question and answer followup.
· Behind the Scenes Tour – discover the complexities involved in recreating habitat components for over 10,000 animals.
4. Opportunities for Teachers
· Aquarium Orientations – workshops and open houses that enhance teaching skills, knowledge and effectiveness for teachers bringing student groups to the Aquarium.
· Teacher Inservices – workshops/classes ranging from half-day to seven-days that focus on science and environmental education in a school or outdoor classroom setting.
· Teacher Resource Lab – videos, discovery boxes and other resources available free of charge to all teaching professionals for use in their classrooms.
5. Distance Learning – Aquarium educators provide classroom sessions in a live presentation using various program animals. We have served schools across the country from New Jersey to California.
6. Outreach Programs – For school and community groups, festivals and any other venue, the Aquarium brings science and environmental education programs to the public within a 150-mile radius of the Aquarium. From pre-school to senior citizens, we strive to educate those who cannot make the trip to the Aquarium facility itself.
7. Home School Programs – Life science classes as well as field trip experiences to local habitats are available for homeschool groups. In addition, we provide discovery boxes on a wide variety of topics for use by homeschool and other groups.
8. Sleep in the Deep Programs – Groups spend the night in the Undersea Caverns while participating in educational opportunities for people of all ages.
9. Members Programs – Each year, Aquarium educators offer unique and interesting educational programs for our members from butterfly counts, to guided hikes, to wildflower classes.
10. River Gorge Explorer Programs – taking visitors directly into the Tennessee River Gorge, the Explorer expands education opportunities and conservation experiences for visitors of all backgrounds.
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