All Year Groups
School Excursions
From: $14
Includes AQWA Entry
Pre Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Are there flowers under the sea? Seagrasses are the only flowering plants in the ocean and they craft a nurturing habitat for baby sea creatures! Students will discover the surprising world of seagrasses before becoming ecosystem engineers themselves in this full-day excursion package, which incorporates themes of sustainability, conservation, science and art.
Your students will discover more about the surprising and often overlooked world of seagrass and the animals that live in seagrass beds, before they become ecosystem engineers themselves using photosensitive paint to make giant seagrass blades that will form part of AQWAs community art project.
Sustainability is central to this activity, as students discover that as Western Australians, they are custodians to 7% of the worlds seagrass meadows and learn more about initiatives to help restore the seagrass beds of Cockburn sound. The year groups you select in your booking will dictate which themed talk and art activity is delivered on the day.
Year Group Differentiation:
Year PP – 2:
Year 3 – 4:
Year 5 – 6:
9.30am – Check-in, welcome & outline of day.
9.45am – Explore AQWA (self guided)
10.45am – Morning Tea break
11.00am Ecosystem Engineers: themed talk and art activity
12noon – Lunch
12.30pm –Mini Marine Life session – decorate a giant seagrass blade with microscopic marine life of your own creation, then learn more about seahorses and AQWA’s recent release of seahorses back into the wild.
1.15pm – Guided tour of AQWA’s seagrass exhibit area
1.30pm – Chance to revisit the touch pool and main aquarium, visit ocean play to colour a seahorse and scan it into our digital display
2.00pm – Regroup in ocean HQ, final questions
2.15pm – Depart
This excursion package is available Monday-Friday, by request.
Your full day program commences at 9.30am and concludes at 2.15pm. Please note students should be assembled and ready to meet your Education Guide at least 10 minutes prior to this start time.
There is a minimum of 25 students to book this package, maximum 75 students.
For groups 75+ or mixed year group visits, please complete the booking enquiry and our Education Manager will contact you to confirm how we can accommodate you.
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