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We cannot thank you enough for making the dream of visiting The Cabrillo Marine Aquarium a reality. On a cool Southern California day the school bus drove us 30 minutes to San Pedro. With all of the recent cut backs, we had the facilities to ourselves. Our two classes were divided into 6 groups of 10 students each. This allowed each and every student the chance to view, touch and observe the sea life in the tanks and the tide pool.
The classes also enjoyed eating on the picnic benches along the shore. Following lunch, we walked along the breakwater to look for dolphins. NO dolphins were spotted but we enjoyed seeing a flock of pelicans floating in the calm waters along the coast.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Maier
This classroom project was brought to life by Kia Motors America and 6 other donors.
"My students have learned so much from the donation of the marine echinoderms, fish, and other live aquatic supplies to our classroom. They have taken full responsibility for the care and maintenance of all the marine species int he classroom now. The largest tank (picture included) is downstairs in the lobby is viewed and discussed by over 2,000 kids a day. With the addition of the brittle sea stars, pin cushion urchins, pencil urchins, and sea biscuits the students are constantly viewing and watching them interact. Its so much easier to explain how something survives and lives when they can actually see the animals than to have them read it in a book. Thank you again for increasing the career choices and learning experiences for my students, with donors choose help and a few other donors I am able to completely immerse them in an aquatic world"”
The equipment that was purchased with your donation was used in the second rotation of the Marine Science enrichment class held during the advisory period. Students really enjoyed using the 10x magnifiers to get great details from the specimens. Their journal sketches were amazing and they asked many questions based on their observations. I copied some of the drawings for display in the hallway gallery and those not enrolled in the class began asking what the drawings were and how to get enrolled in the next rotation.
On the final day of the mini-course, we used the rubber casts of the fish to make fish prints. I had students print on paper for themselves and on cloth so that we can make a banner to display in the office. The rubber molds allowed me to provide each lab station with a specimen and we, here in the desert, appreciated the availability of life models of animals for which we had no ocean access.
Thank you for investing in these kids. One girl has told me she received scuba lessons for Christmas since her interest was so high and several students have requested enrollment in the next rotation this month!”
Thank you so much for your donations to my project. Thanks to Disney we have a 30 gallon saltwater aquarium in our fourth grade classroom. However it requires a lot of maintenance and additional supplies. As you may imagine teaching does not usually afford such luxuries! Thanks to you my students and I will be able to continue to compare marine environments to fresh water ecosystems. The excitement of the students is tangible. Anyone who walks into our class gets a tour and explanation about the creatures in out tank and how they differ from those in our state. Thank you again for allowing me to provide this wonderful opportunity for my students!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Sergeant
This classroom project was brought to life by Disney and 5 other donors.
I want to thank all of you for funding my project for plankton nets. We used the nets on a recent trip to Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies on Catalina Island. In addition to a wonderful day packed with lots of new experiences for many of my students, we had an opportunity to survey life on the island an in the kelp forest just off shore. The plankton nets were a perfect addition to understanding food webs in the ocean and understanding that a single drop of ocean water is much more than just hydrogen and oxygen molecules. Thank you for this wonderful experience. The pictures and thank you cards are not enough to truly understand the huge impact this trip and this experience had on my students. We are all still talking about it! Thanks.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Garcia
This classroom project was brought to life by Kia Motors America and 8 other donors.
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