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Offsite Education Experiences
Sea World.
Plankton Trawl.
The class boards a Sea World vessel to conduct a Plankton Trawl while cruising the Broadwater. The plankton net is lowered into the water and trawled behind the boat. A sample from the trawl is placed in a large viewing container and viewed with the naked eye, students see movement but not very much definition. The sample is then decanted into smaller sealable vials and distributed to students with a hand held microscope to give them a better understanding of the diversity within the sample. Finally the sample is viewed with an electronic microscope through a TV monitor and individual animals or plant are identified then the findings are discussed. On return to Sea World, later in the day, the Oceanarium educational presentation is attended by the students.
Primary and secondary students.
The experience is one and a half hours. This is broken down to approximately 30 minutes collecting plankton (time dependent on student numbers), approximately 30 minutes analysing and approximately 40 minutes in the Oceanarium.
AU$35.00 including entry to park, access to the boat and program.
Purchasing of resources. Boat is already part of park infrastructure.
Sea World Marine Education Brochure (mailout), website, up sell during booking.
Skipper, deckhand and an educator.
Marine Education Society of Australasia, Wet Paper Publications.
Plankton net, electronic microscope, hand held microscope, viewing container, sealable vials and a TV monitor. Recommended Text: Marine Studies - A Course for Senior Students by Bob Moffat ISBN 1 86283 035 5.
Verbal communications with teacher after event.
Sea World Education Ph: +61 7 5588 2209.
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