KELPforest One of the most biodiverse and productive habitats on Earth.

Señorita Sea Lion californica Zalophus californianus

Blacksmith punctipinnis

Leopard Shark Triakis semifasciata

Kelp Bass

Northern Crab Pugettia producta

California Sheephead (male) Semicossyphus pulcher

Giant Kelpfish Heterostichus rostratus

Norris’ Top Snail Norrisia norrisi

Moray Eel Gymnothorax mordax

Garibaldi Hypsypops rubicundus

Ochre Sea Star California Spiny Lobster Pisaster ochraceous Panulirus interruptus

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium San Pedro www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org

Hundreds of species, such as the kelp Kelp is a type of algae which can be harvested. Pollution and climate change are among crab, rely on kelp forests for oxygen, shelter Many species of algae are used in commercial some of the threats to kelp forests. We can and food. products that are part of our everyday lives. help restore this habitat by replanting. Learn about marine science with wet hands and sandy feet! Cabrillo Marine Aquarium • 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA 90731 • 310-548-7562 www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is dedicated to promoting Program Reservations appreciation, knowledge and conservation of the rich marine life of FREE To make reservations for our FREE programs, please visit Southern California. Through our many live and interpretive exhibits, our Web site, www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org, click on seawater laboratories and surrounding seashore habitats, your students Education, then on School and Group Programs. Print and have the opportunity to explore the wonder of our neighboring ocean. complete the reservation form. Mail or fax it to Cabrillo Located on the beach in San Pedro, our beautiful coastal park Marine Aquarium. Please bring a bag of recyclable cans as includes grassy picnic areas, tidepools, a salt marsh, sandy beaches payment. and a fishing pier, all joined by fully accessible trails for you and FEE-BASED To make reservations for our FEE-BASED programs, please your class to enjoy. call 310-548-7562, Monday – Friday from 8am to 5pm. Our programs are LAUSD Board of Education approved and are LAUSD and most public schools must make reservations through their aligned with California grade-level science standards. district office, otherwise use the form found on the Aquarium Web site. Community Service and Service-Learning Opportunities are offered to help students fulfill academic service hour requirements. For more information on community service or service-learning requirements, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator at 310-548-8398, or [email protected]

TOUCH TANK CABRILLO

Susanne Lawrenz-Miller EXHIBIT HALL CLASSROOM MARINE RESTROOMS

UPSTAIRS OFFICES AND LIBRARY AQUARIUM

John M. Olguin DOWNSTAIRS AUDITORIUM OFFICES GIFTSHOP Education AQUATIC NURSERY EXPLORATION CENTER Programs 2010-2011

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Pre-K Pre-K K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th High SchoolAvailability Duration Cost Guided Exhibit Hall and Outdoor Tours Exhibit Hall Tours Oct-Mar 90 min. Free Spring Outdoor Classroom Apr-Jun 50 min. Free Summer Tours Jul-Aug 50 min. Free Self-Conducted Aquarium Visits Year-round Free Key to the Sea Oct-Mar 90 min. Free Whalewatching Jan.-Mar. 2-3 hrs. Fee-based Aquatic Nursery Sea Gardeners Year-round 90 min. Free Young Investigators Year-round 90 min. Free Research Assistants Year-round 90 min. Free Exploration Center Marine Explorers Oct - mid-Jun 90 min. Free Seashore Naturalists Oct - mid-Jun 90 min. Free Sea Scholars Oct - mid-Jun 90 min. Free Ocean Stewards Oct - mid-Jun 90 min. Free Sea Search What Lives on the Sandy Beach Year-round 3 hrs. Fee-based Life on the Rocky Shores Year-round 3 hrs. Fee-based Salt Marsh and Plankton Year-round 3 hrs. Fee-based Ichthyology Year-round 3 hrs. Fee-based Habitat Comparison Year-round 3 hrs. Fee-based Environmental Stewardship Year-round 3 hrs. Fee-based Animal Behavior–Prey or Prowl Year-round 3 hrs. Fee-based Just for Preschoolers Year-round 90 min. Fee-based Ocean Outreach Adventures of C-Weed the Snail Jun-Feb 50 min. Fee-based At Home in the Sea Year-round 1 hr. Fee-based Treasures in the Tidepools Year-round 1 hr. Fee-based Greatest Fish Story Ever Told Year-round 1 hr. Fee-based Thar She Blows! Whale of a Lesson Year-round 1 hr. Fee-based Shark! It’s OK to Go in the Water Year-round 1 hr. Fee-based What is Plankton Anyway? Year-round 1 hr. Fee-based Dissection Year-round 1 hr. Fee-based Fish Dissection Year-round 1 hr. Fee-based Fish Printing Year-round 1 hr. Fee-based

BRIEF PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS For complete details, please consult www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org/education

Guided Exhibit Hall and Outdoor Tours Exhibit Hall Guided Tours — 90-min. docent-led tours through the Main Exhibit Hall, with a stop at the touch tank. Tours start at 10am Tuesday–Friday, October 6, 2010–March 26, 2011. Spring Outdoor Classroom — 50-min. docent-led program on the beach at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. Tours start at 10am, Tuesday–Friday. Pre-K Program – April 6–23, 2010. K-5 Program – May 4–June 11, 2010. Summer Exhibit Hall Guided Tours — 50-min Jr. and Sr. High docent-led tours through the Main Exhibit Hall, with a stop at the touch tank. Tours start at 10am Tuesday–Friday in July and August. Key to the Sea — Learn about watershed stewardship, stormwater pollution prevention and marine conservation! Teachers receive a curriculum guide and activity supplies by participating in a workshop before the field trip. The field trip takes place on the beach where students will be investigating life in the sandy beach, examining what has been washed ashore by the waves and looking for birds with binoculars. Students will also visit the touch tank. Offered from October – March for grades K-5. (http://www.healthebay.org/key2sea/) Whalewatching Whalewatch Trips — Two- to three-hour boat trip offered daily from January through March. Presentation by an experienced naturalist prior to your trip. Call 310-548-8397, Tuesday–Friday, to book this program. Aquatic Nursery Science Hatchery — 90-min. aquarium educator-led program where students investigate how young grow. This program is specialized into three levels for different grades: Sea Gardeners, Young Investigators and Research Assistants. This program is offered at 10am, Tuesday–Friday, year-round (excluding September). Exploration Center Exploration Center — 90-min. aquarium educator-led program engages students with microscopes, live animals, sea stories and hands-on coastal habitat discovery. This program is offered at 10am, Tuesday–Friday, October–Mid June. Sea Search Marine Biology Workshops provide hands-on laboratory and field experiences dealing with a wide range of marine biology topics. In the laboratory, activities include the use of microscopes and examination of live marine animals and other specimens. Using scientific field observation tools, students will also experience first-hand the animals, plants and algae in their natural habitats at the tidepools, salt marsh or sandy beaches adjacent to the Aquarium. Conservation issues are incorporated in all classes. Details: Year-round, Tuesday–Friday. Three-hour programs – $250 for up to 35 students, $7.25 for each additional student. Programs are adaptable to grade-specific California state science standards. Ocean Outreach Bringing the Ocean to You! Students will be amazed and engaged through the use of hands-on discovery, specimen investigation and student involvement. We can even bring live marine animals to your school. All of our programs are tailored to grade and age level and designed to spark your students’ curiosity and appreciation for the ocean and the extraordinary life in it! Details: Year-round, Tuesday–Friday, 9am–4pm. One-hour programs/maximum of four programs per day. Limit 30 students per program. $170 for first program/$70 for each additional program. After-school programs (after 2:30pm) $230 for first program/$90 each additional program. Extra charge for three or more different topics. Please consult the Program Reservation Section at the top of this page to schedule a program.