Classroom Programs
A minimum of 60 students (2 sessions) must be booked for any one classroom program.
Fee: $4 per student.
(20% discount for Title I schools)
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Tales of Trash: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Grades K-3
Discover what marine debris is, where it comes from, and how it affects the birds and marine life in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) through storytelling, puppets, and hands-on activities. Examine real marine debris and bird boluses from the NWHI, and then identify ways you can help solve the marine debris problem.
45 min.
Grades 4 - 8
Act as a Hawai'i biologist to conduct a survey of a stream habitat to determine the potential impact of a construction project on the stream. Investigate, identify and research specimens (fish, mollusks, crustaceans and insects) using microscopes, a dichotomous key, a specimen reference collection, and field guides. Discover native and introduced species. Session includes a question-and-answer interaction with a insect or stream biologist.
60 min.
Marine Ecology: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Grades 6-8
(begins Jan. 2004)
Discover the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), one of the most precious ecosystems in the world - rich with birds, monk seals, sea turtles, reef life, and endemic plants and insects. Act as a marine biologist as you conduct scientific experiments that help you understand and address threats to the ecosystem's health. Session includes a question-and-answer interaction with a marine scientist (conducting research in the NWHI, when available).
60 min.
Grades 9-12
Conduct an investigation of specimens collected at a Hawai'i stream -- fish, mollusks, crustaceans and insects - as part of a biological survey to assess the impact of a hypothetical construction project on the stream. Use a dichotomous key and specimen reference collection to identify species under the microscopes, and then research the species using actual field guides. Make an assessment of the health of the stream and the presence of native and alien species. Session includes a question-and-answer interaction with a stream or insect scientist.
60 min.
Dig This! Uncovering Hawai'i 's Past
Grades K-8
(please select version K-3 or 4-8)
Act as an archaeologist and explore Hawai'i's past through the recovery and identification of artifacts.
Grades K-3: Learn how today's trash becomes tomorrow's archaeological sites. Match modern household objects to the tasks they are used for. "Dig" and uncover traditional Hawaiian artifacts that were used for tasks in Hawaiian households of old.
60 min.
Grades 4-8: Uncover artifacts from hypothetical sites around Hawai'i. Use images to identify, classify and interpret artifacts … and see how they tell a story about life in old Hawai'i !
60 min.
Grades 4-8
Explore Hawaiian pohaku (stone) tools and the physical properties of rocks used to make them. Handle a variety of different pöhaku and cultural objects (poi pounders, scrapers, ulumaika, mortar and pestle). Guided by an archaeologist, cultural expert or geologist, observe and record characteristics of Hawaiian rock specimens, and then discover how properties determined what tools would be made from the rocks. Do traditional Hawaiian activities using the pöhaku tools to understand the Hawaiian master craftsmen of old who had expert knowledge of their natural world. Talk with a scientist or cultural expert and find out about his/her work and career.
60 min.
Space Station Wonders: A Way-Out Lab
Grades K-2
Find out all about the International Space Station and the astronauts
who live and work there. Act as an ISS crew member to do hands-on scientific
experiments that explore rocket thrust and food in space.
60 min.
Island Survival Game: Native Ecosystems
Attacked by Alien Species
Grades 6-8
What’s it like to be a fragile ecosystem out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean? Find out in The Island Survival Game! Each student begins with a pristine native ecosystem and “plays” through time to find out how these delicately balanced systems cope with alien species and natural disasters. Win the
game when your island SURVIVES with the highest population of native plants and animals!
60 min.