Learning Zone

Outreach Programme

 

 

To book an aquarium educator to come to your school for some fishy fun in the classroom, please contact our Education Officer for details and costs.

 

Available from August to Easter only.

 

The programmes involve a presentation by our enthusiastic educators, a supervised 'meet the animals' session and other hands on activities. The workshops last 45 minutes for classes of up to 30.

 

Choose from the following curriculum-linked topics:

 

Life on the Seashore

Meet seashore animals in the classroom and find out if, really, life is a beach...

 

No Bones About Us!

Discover the main distinguishing characteristics of common marine invertebrates using live animals, shells and casts.

 

Life as a Fish

Long and skinny, round and slow, sleek and fast - explore the amazing diversity of fish.

 

Seashore Eyesore

This programme is about rubbish! How does it affect sea creatures and what can we do about it?

 

The aquarium's outreach programme has been generously sponsored by Talisman Energy (UK) Limited.