Tidepool Junior Naturalist Lab

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This lab program is ideal for small groups including homeschooling, scout troops, and special education. This 1 hour program is based on good tide pooling rules. The intertidal area is a very harsh habitat and has increasing environmental pressures from land and sea. Students will learn the Tidepool Exploration Rules. During this program students will study animals in the Discovery Pool and discover how they move, why they attach to rocks, and what they eat. They will come to understand why distrubing these animals could injure them while playing Tidepool Hopscotch. They will also check out our surge tank and learn how the sun and tides effect tidepool areas. While this program does not go to the tide pools, students will receive a tide pool brochure to take home for future self-guided tide pool excursions.