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ROCK
POOL ROAD SHOW
In September 2006 we were pleased to be able to launch
our new education outreach
programme, which was made possible thanks
to help from Talisman Energy (UK) Limited.
The programme
aims to give primary school children in the region a
better understanding of our local marine life, through
workshops with presentations, interactive games and
‘meet the animals' sessions. Among the creatures that
will be visiting schools are starfish, hermit crabs,
sea anemones, mussels, sea urchins and other hardy rock
pool animals.
The
curriculum-linked outreach programmes will be available
for schools during the autumn and winter terms and will
cover topics such as seashore life, classification of
common marine invertebrates, fish biology and marine
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schools find it harder to take day trips out and about,
the outreach programme is a brilliant way for us to
take the aquarium to them! We're delighted that Talisman's
support has enabled us to set up the programmes and
we're hoping that lots of schools will book up for some
fishy fun in the classroom in the coming months. Jan
Rusin, Environment Manager for Talisman Energy has said:
“It is important that we all do whatever we can to protect
our natural environment. Macduff Marine Aquarium is
an excellent educational centre, which gives children
from across the North East the chance to see and learn
about our marine life at close quarters."
For
more information about our outreach programmes, including
costs, please contact our Education Officer.
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TECHFEST
2006
Our new outreach
programme, Life on the Sea Shore, was launched in September
at Aberdeen's science festival, TechFest. Nearly 300
school children from Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire took
part in our workshops over the 5 days that we spent
at the festival in Aberdeen's Beach Leisure Centre.
All the kids got to meet bright starfish, shy
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slimy whelks, as well as playing rock
pool games. Everyone seemed to enjoy the workshops and
it was a great way to showcase our new programmes. It
was certainly a change of scenery for the starfish!
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