Category: Teaching

Teacher Workshop: Whale Tales and Seashore Sagas: Exploring the Marine Environment Through Inquiry & Literacy

Jun 8, 2015 Marine Biological Laboratory

Are you a classroom teacher or informal educator looking for new ideas? Join us for this teachers’ workshop! Whale Tales and Seashore Sagas: Exploring the Marine Environment Through Inquiry and Literacy Investigate the connections between marine science, technology, engineering, math, and literacy as you explore Cape Cod’s coastal environment. Muck around in a tidal mudflat, […]

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Discover Marine Life This Summer!

Jun 8, 2015 children

The last two weeks of July will be full of educational excitement at the National Marine Life Center. Dive into the world of marine animal biology and conservation as you spend a week getting to know your favorite seafaring species. Discover how wildlife rehabilitation experts tend turtles, study seals, and doctor dolphins! Learn about sharks, […]

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Celebrate Wildlife!

Sep 5, 2014 Barnstable Land Trust

Join the National Marine Life Center and the Cape Cod Wildlife Collaborative and celebrate wildlife! The 5th annual Cape Cod Wildlife Festival showcases local environmental groups – both on land and in the water. It’s FREE, and fun for the whole family! Details: Date: Saturday, September 13, 2014 Time: 10 am – 3 pm Place: Mass Audubon […]

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Education and fun for everyone

Aug 10, 2014 education

 Here at the National Marine Life Center we do much more than just rehabilitate turtles and seals. We also help educate the public about marine animals. There are many programs and workshops that are offered here during the summer. There are various workshops that are held for the adults and teachers and there are exciting […]

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Celebrate Marine Animals & the Cape Cod Canal!

Jul 24, 2014 behind the scenes tour

It’s the 100th year anniversary of the Cape Cod Canal! For the past century, the Canal has not only been important to human commerce and transportation, it has also been utilized by a variety of marine animal species. Visit us next week, July 28 – August 2, to learn about the whales, dolphins, seals, turtles, […]

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The Horseshoe Crab

May 9, 2014 horseshoe crab

The horseshoe crab (family Limulidae) is a strange creature that remains a fascinating topic for scientists everywhere. They are not “crabs”, but living fossils. Today, they still resemble their Jurassic relatives. They are some of the favorite food items of sea turtles along the East coast. There are five pairs legs under the horseshoe-shaped body. All […]

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NMLC to Offer Week Long Summer Program: Discover Marine Animals

Apr 27, 2014 Discover Marine Animals

The National Marine Life Center is pleased to announce the launch of a new week long summer program for kids to “Discover Marine Animals”. Over the years we have received a number of requests for a week long summer program for students, so we are excited to offer this opportunity to our patrons! Dive into […]

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Marine Life of the Cape Cod Canal: The Right Whale

Apr 21, 2014 baleen

After a full day volunteering in the hospital, I had the privilege of hearing Lindsay Hirst talk about her passion: the North Atlantic Right Whale. I learned a lot about the life of this endangered whale species. Cape Cod has the right environment for copepods, the favorite food of the Right Whale. It uses its […]

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Teachers’ Professional Development – Learning Progressions from Land to Sea

Mar 30, 2014 Buttonwood Zoo

Practicing Progressions from Land to Sea: Bringing Engineering Design and Inquiry Into Your Classroom Join the Museum Institutes for Teaching Science, the Lloyd Center for the Environment, Buttonwood Park Zoo, Mass Audubon’s Oak Knoll and Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuaries, and the National Marine Life Center and dive into learning progressions from land to sea. This professional development […]

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High School Teachers’ Professional Development – From Land to Sea

Mar 29, 2014 Massachusetts Maritime Academy

From Land to Sea: Integrating Science and Engineering Practices Into Your High School Curriculum This one-week professional development institute for high school educators combines content and skill development sessions taught by scientists, content specialists and professional educators. Institute partners include the Museum Institute for Teaching Science, National Marine Life Center, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, and Woods Hole […]

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