Tours

Description:

Explore aquariums, shell collections, and other marine-science themed exhibits.

Specifications:

• Price: Free
• Grades: All

NOTE: Please ask for touch tank assistance.

Description:

Tour of the lab, invertebrate specimen touch tank, scavenger hunt/dichotomous key exercise.

Specifications:

• Price: $4.00/student
• Grades: All Grade Levels
• Duration: 1 to 2 hrs. (depending on size of group)
• Number of Attendees: 8 - 90 students

NOTE: For larger groups, additional activities will need to be added.

Description:

Explores the impact of marine debris on ocean ecosystems featuring a sensory bin activity that allows interaction with simulated marine environments.

Specifications:

• Price: $4.00/student
• Grades: All Grade Levels
• Duration: 1 to 2 hrs. (depending on size of group)
• Number of Attendees: 8 - 90 students

NOTE: For larger groups, additional activities will need to be added. Includes guided tour.

Description:

Walk along the beach from the Coastal Studies Lab to the South Padre Island jetties while learning about our dunes, pollinators, coastal wildlife, and marine habitats.

Specifications:

• Price: $6.00/student
• Grades: All Grade Levels
• Duration: 1.5 to 2.5 hrs. (depending on size of group)
• Number of Attendees: 8 - 90 students

NOTE: For larger groups, additional activities will need to be added. Includes guided tour.

Description:

Pressing plants is a historical way to preserve and identify various species. Pressed seaweed specimens will be mailed to your school once they are completely dry.

Specifications:

• Price: $5.00/student
• Grades: All Grade Levels
• Duration: 1.5 to 2 hrs. (depending on size of group)
• Number of Attendees: 8 - 90 students

NOTE: For larger groups, additional activities will need to be added. Includes guided tour.

Description:

“Gyotaku,” a Japanese word for “fish rubbing,” is an art form used by fisherman to document their catch. We provide all the materials, including the fish!

Specifications:

• Price: $14.00/student
• Grades: 3rd grade and up only
• Duration: 2 to 3 hrs. (depending on size of group)
• Number of Attendees: 8 - 24 students

NOTE: Includes guided tour.

Description:

Learn about the anatomy and physiology of the Atlantic Brief Squid through a hands-on dissection.

Specifications:

• Price: $10.00/student
• Grades: 3rd grade and up only
• Duration: 1.5 to 2.5 hrs. (depending on size of group)
• Number of Attendees: 8 - 90 students

NOTE: For larger groups, additional activities will need to be added. Includes guided tour.

Description:

Learn about the anatomy and physiology of the Dogfish Shark through a hands-on dissection.

Specifications:

• Price: $12.00/student
• Grades: 3rd grade and up only
• Duration: 1.5 to 2.5 hrs. (depending on size of group)
• Number of Attendees: 8 - 90 students

NOTE: For larger groups, additional activities will need to be added. Includes guided tour.

Description:

Marine discovery cruise on the Laguna Madre Bay aboard one of our Research Vessel Classrooms. Use plankton nets, trawls, sediment samplers, and water quality probes to collect specimens and gain an understanding of marine biology research on board touch tank.

Activities:

• Digital microscope and monitor for viewing plankton and invertebrates
• Common sightings of dolphins, shorebirds, and other marine critters
• On board presentations about the Laguna Madre and its wildlife will be led by experienced
• educator-naturalists

Specifications:

• Price: $500.00 per group of 15 (two tour max per day)
• Grades: 4th grade and up
• Duration: 2 hrs
• Number of Attendees: 15 people max. (including chaperones)