Educational
Cruises
Cruising Classroom (Grades 4-12)
Stations
Offered
Preparations/Tips
Post-cruise
Activities
Course Instruction
Office
Phone:
310-206-8247
The
primary goal of Cruising Classroom is to introduce students to
the Santa Monica Bay and to instill an appreciation for this complex,
diverse, and fragile ecosystem.
That goal is realized through engaging the students in hands-on
scientific explorations and dialogs with instructors. Students collect and analyze a variety of physical, biological
and chemical data, using the sampling equipment aboard the Sea World
UCLA.
Cruising
Classroom uses a series of stations, each devoted to a particular
theme or activity, and led by a trained staff member or volunteer.
Students collect and analyze a variety of physical, biological, and chemical
data, using the sampling equipment aboard the Sea World UCLA. Throughout
the cruise, instructors point out marine mammals, seabirds, and geographical
features and relate these to information provided in the stations.
They discuss environmental issues affecting the Bay and ways in
which students can help reduce the harmful human impacts on the coastal
marine environment.
To find out more about the stations offered, please click here.