 Programs for Science and English/Language Arts
Undersea ABC's
Grades PreK-K, One hour
Come learn the ABC's while exploring life in the ocean. Students look,
listen, and feel tide pool, kelp forest, and sandy bottom animals in our
aquariums while learning their alphabet. Program highlights include a visit
to the discovery touch tank and listening to unusual ocean sounds.
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Self Guided Harbor Tour
Grades K - 3, One hour
Have you booked a 1-hour LiteraSea program and would you like to extend
your time at the Ocean Institute? Take your students on a self-guided trip
along Dana Point Harbor to discover evidence of tides, hear historic
highlights of our tallship fleet, and find shore crabs among the rocks.
(Free of charge, but school must be enrolled in 1-hour K-3 program)
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A House for Hermit Crab Lab
Grades K-1, One hour
Students learn the difference between fact and fiction by comparing and
contrasting live organisms found in our aquariums with literary creatures
from the book A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle.
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 Marine Mammal Lab
Grades 2-3, One hour
In this program, students use the book The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson and
Axel Scheffler to explore fact and fiction about whales. Students investigate plankton and
krill (the diets of marine mammals), sort mammal and non-mammal artifacts, and listen to
sounds of whales.
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Big Al in the Lab
Grades 2-3, One hour
Meet the real "Big Al" from Big Al by Andrew Clements and Yoshi as he searches for friends.
Students interact with fascinating ocean creatures while investigating animal adaptations
and seafloor habitats.
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Big Al Goes to Sea
Grades 2-3, Two hours
"Big Al" comes to life for students on the R/V Sea Explorer during a brief trip outside of the
harbor to see the local sea lions. Student scientists learn about oceanographic equipment
such as a drop camera, plankton net, and bottom grab while investigating marine habitats.
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 Junior Scientific LiteraSEA
Grades 2-3, Two hours
Consulting the science literature before conducting an investigation is a common practice
among scientists. After exploring four very "kid friendly" science papers, students use
microscopes to learn about animal life cycles, and dissect a squid to study adaptations
and anatomy.
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Pushes and Pulls
Grade 2, One hour
Students experiment with friction, gravity, leverage and force on a historic tallship! Students
investigate the properties of force and motion as they work an inclined plane and use
different pulley combinations as leverage to hoist hundreds of pounds of cargo.
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