Marine Discovery! is an outreach program at the University of Arizona designed to teach Grade K-8 students about the importance of our oceans.
Marine Discovery is sponsored by the Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

Program: "Marine Discovery!"
Audience: 3rd-8th grade classes
When: Sept-November
Date and Times: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 9-11:50 am
Activities: shark dissection, squid dissection, fish diversity, plankton race, and a living tidepool
Group size: 16-32 students
Cost: $5.00 per child
(ask about Title 1 school discount)

Program: "Marine Discovery: The Voyage Begins!"
Audience: K-4 grade classes
When: Sept-November
Days and Times: Thursday mornings
10:00-10:50 OR 11:00-11:50
Activities: hands on marine biology
Group size: 16-32
Cost: $3.00 per student, or $2.00 per student when booked in combination with a Flandrau Field Trip and Planetarium Show ($5.00 per child)(ask about Title 1 school discount)

Call Flandrau at 520-621-4516, leave a message with your name, phone number, grade and school, and number of sessions you want, and someone will return your call, on a first come, first serve basis.

Flandrau Science Center
1601 E University Blvd
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
520-621-4516

Map to Flandrau

Marine Discovery Director:
Dr. Katrina Mangin
mangin@u.arizona.edu

Marine Discovery Workshop Videoclips

Rocky Point Animals Slideshow

Like Marine Discovery? Check out Insect Discovery

updated August 19, 2010