Category: Teaching
Manatee Madness
Next week is Manatee week at the National Marine Life Center! Please join us for some Sirenian Celebrations during our education programs this week! On Tuesday & Thursday it’s our Fins & Flippers program where young children can listen to a story about manatees, do a manatee craft project, and learn some great manatee facts! […]
It’s Shark Week for Us Too!
The National Marine Life Center is celebrating a summer holiday as well, Shark Week! This week’s educational programs, Fins & Flippers and Marine Animal Medical Mystery, are dedicated Sharks and Rays. Come join us Tuesday and Thursday at 10 am for Fins & Flippers Club and Wednesday at 10 am for Marine Animal Medical Mystery! […]
Fins & Flippers Club at NMLC!
Fins and Flippers Club is an educational program offered by the National Marine Life Center every Tuesday and Thursday in July and August. The program, geared towards children 3-10 years old, has a different marine animal theme each week. Children learn about marine animals, listen to a story, and complete an arts and crafts project. […]
Fins and Flippers a Success!
This Wednesday, a group of youngsters came to the National Marine Life Center for this summer’s first Fins and Flippers program. The program, which was put on as part of the filming of an educational video by Cape Cod Community College students, was very successful. The children that came by (and their parents) were read […]
Purple Turtle Productions Releases Educational Video for NMLC
After three years in the making, Purple Turtle Productions, Inc. along with the National Marine Life Center has launched an exciting, new, educational kids’ program. Cool Stuff: Sea Turtles of the North East is a fun and informative video that takes viewers on an educational tour of the National Marine Life Center. Animated sequences along […]
A Bright Future
The past two weeks at the National Marine Life Center have been busy and full of promise. Just as the few days of sun we received were a hint of what the summer has in store, all that has gone on at NMLC recently has shown just how exciting this summer will be as things […]
Brittany’s Internship Week 1
This week was VERY busy. I started on Monday morning; got the tour of the Discovery center, the hospital and the rest of the building. I met the patients we had at the time, which consisted of Teanna (a Diamondback Terrapin), Catch 22 (a Red-Bellied Cooter) and the 8 Hatchlings that we received through the […]
Energy Fair this Saturday!
Join us this Saturday for an Energy Fair! Enjoy exhibits, hands-on energy activity tables, games, energy craft bracelets, energy DVD presentations, refreshments, many other activities, and special guests. Learn about what YOU can do to save energy, save water, and save our planet! Date: Saturday, June 11, 2011 Time: 10 am – 2 pm Place: […]
Happy World Oceans Day!
JUNE 8 IS WORLD OCEANS DAY! A global celebration of the oceans and the efforts to conserve them The National Marine Life Center is proud to join with hundreds of other educational institutions, conservation organizations, and thousands of individuals in dozens of countries around the world in celebrating World Oceans Day, an opportunity to celebrate […]
Monofilament Recycling Program Underway!
Last week the interns were charged with a new task – emptying the monofilament recycling bins. So far there are two bins in place along the Cape Cod Canal, one near the herring run and the other right behind the National Marine Life Center. The Monofilament Rocovery and Recycling Program (MMRP) is relatively new to […]
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Good evening to all of our wonderful supporters! We are nearing the end of the year, which means....it's time to vote for NMLC's 2025 seal
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🍦New Patient Alert🍦 Meet Nutty Buddy! Nutty Buddy is a male grey seal yearling who was rescued by our friends at Whale and Dolphin Conservation
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We are absolutely loving the updates on our chilly Cape Cod sea turtles! Keep ‘em coming, The Florida Aquarium!