Grade Level 6 - 8
Aquarium Jeopardy - Auditorium Program
Program Description: Test your knowledge about animals and habitats exhibited at the Tennessee Aquarium as well as some environmental threats to their survival through this fun, interactive game. We provide the answers and your student teams’ supply the questions! Finally, your team has the chance to risk it all, wagering all or part of your points in the Final Jeopardy challenge.
Lesson: Learn about habitats, conservation and animals exhibited at the Tennessee Aquarium.
Conservation Message: All life on Earth exists as part of an ecosystem.
Ocean Characteristics - Classroom Program
Program Description: To understand the importance of the ocean and the impact of pollution on the creatures that live there, we must first realize the ocean is a dynamic body of water that is constantly moving and changing. Through a series of experiments, students learn about the importance of ocean currents to plankton and coral reefs.
Lesson: Learn how the characteristics of Earth’s ocean make life on Earth possible.
Conservation Message: All life on Earth exists as part of an ecosystem.
Plankton Power - Classroom Program
Program Description: What do the largest whales in the ocean have in common with the smallest mussels in a river? All depend on plankton as a food source. Your students explore a variety of interesting adaptations that help plankton survive as they participate in the Great Phytoplankton Race. Who can build the slowest sinking plankton? Join us for your chance to compete!
Lesson: Learn more about plankton and their role in the ocean.
Conservation Message: All life on Earth exists as, part of an ecosystem.
Biodiversity Lunch & Learn
Program Description: Students watch a short video about the biodiversity of life while they eat, discuss the importance of biodiversity and play a challenging game.
Lesson: Learn about the different levels of biodiversity and the global value it holds.
Conservation Message: All life on Earth exists as part of an ecosystem.
Penguins Lunch & Learn
Program Description: Students will watch a short video about the penguins while they eat, discuss adaptations which enable penguins to survive, and play a challenging penguin species game.
Lesson: Learn about the different species of penguins and their habitats.
Conservation Message: All life on Earth exists as part of an ecosystem.