Grades Pre-K | 20 Minutes
Available During School Year
Classroom Program
Using senses and letter recognition, practice school readiness skills while learning about turtles through hands-on exploration and movement.
ELDS: ALP.1, ALP.3, CD.1
Grades Pre-K–Kindergarten | 30 Minutes
Available During School Year
Classroom Program
Use models and movement to compare sea turtles, land turtles, and aquatic turtles. Brainstorm ways to help turtles thrive and discuss how we can help keep our oceans clean.
ELDS and SOLs: ALP.1, ALP.3, CD.1, K.1, K.7, K.11
Grades Pre-K–Kindergarten | 30 Minutes
Available During School Year
Classroom Program
Get up and moving to learn about animal locomotion, adaptations, and why some animals don’t need to move to survive.
ELDS and SOLs: CD1.1, CD4.1, K.1, K.7
Grades K-3 | 50 Minutes
Available During School Year
Classroom Program
Use the scientific method to investigate the magic of water. Pour, stir, and build during experiments to examine the properties of water.
SOLs: K.1, K.4, K.11 1.1, 1.5, 1.8, 2.1, 2.8, 3.1, 3.3
Grades K-3 | 50 Minutes
Available During School Year
Assembly Program
Journey through animal life cycles with fun interactives and colorful visuals. Learn how living things grow and reproduce in the circle of life.
SOLs: K.7, K.10, 1.5, 2.4 3.4
Grades Pre-K-5 | 30 Minutes
Available During School Year
Assembly and Classroom Program
Meet one of the Virginia Aquarium’s reptiles, amphibians, or mammals to learn about life history, conservation, and animal care. Also available as an outreach program.
SOLs: K.6, K.7, 1.4, 1.5, 2.4, 2.5, 3.4, 3.5, 4.3, 5.5, 5.6
Grades 1-3 | 50 Minutes
Available During School Year
Classroom Program
Learn about sea turtle life cycle and the dangers threatening sea turtle survival. Play a game to guide a sea turtle from nest to adult and brainstorm ways to help sea turtles survive.
SOLs: 1.5, 2.4, 2.5, 3.4
Grades 1-4 | 50 Minutes
Available During School Year
Classroom Program
Examine oysters, plankton, food webs, and water to explore the Chesapeake Bay and the roles organisms play in estuarine habitats.
SOLs: 1.5, 1.8, 2.5, 2.8, 3.4, 3.5, 3.8, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.8
Grades 3-4 | 50 Minutes
Available During School Year
Assembly and Classroom Program
Through hands-on activities learn how the characteristics of the ocean and animal adaptations change with depth.
SOLs: 3.1, 3.4, 3.5, 3.8, 4.1, 4.2, 4.7
Grades 4-5 | 50 Minutes
Available During School Year
Classroom Program
Explore the value of wetlands and how to keep the Chesapeake Bay healthy.
SOLs: 4.1, 4.8, 6.1, 6.8, 6.9
Grade 5 | 50 Minutes
Available During School Year
Classroom Program
Combine science, exploration, and problem-solving during this interactive class investigating geology, plate tectonics, and the fascinating world of fossils.
SOLs: 5.8, LS.11b, BIO.7, ES.5, ES.7, ES.9
Grades 3-4 | 50 Minutes
Available During School Year
Classroom Program
Compare different invertebrates to discover their unique adaptations and the niches they occupy.
SOLs: 3.1, 3.4,
4.1, 4.3
Grades 1-4 | 50 Minutes
Available During School Year
Assembly Program
Engage in role play and examine biofacts to explore how seasons and environmental factors shape adaptations.
SOLs: 1.5, 2.5, 3.4, 4.2
