Beach Exploration (in-person only): The beach exploration portion of our field trips is a unique offering which allows students to learn while directly interacting and connecting with nature.Engaging lesson: supports Next Generation Science Standards.Tank Exploration: interact with local species including those at the touch tanks.Hand sanitizer is available at our exit, and we have restrooms on site for guest convenience and use.Our staff will wear masks at all times.Guests will not attend if they are sick with a fever and/or respiratory symptoms.Guests will maintain a 6ft distance from others when able and feasible.All guests over the age of 2 are required to wear a face mask covering both mouth and nose while inside the Aquarium.Our newest COVID-19 protocol is to follow the mandates for youth s ettings: While outside on the beach, mask wearing is at your own discretion. In order to stop the spread of COVID-19, we are asking all students, teachers, and chaperones to wear a mask while in the aquarium. You are responsible for booking your own transportation.Īs COVID-19 continues to impact our communities, Heal the Bay is prioritizing the health and safety of our patrons and staff. If interested, be sure to select “Yes” when prompted as you book your trip, then we will send you a confirmation email as scholarships are allocated.

Grant funding is limited, so funding will be given on a first-come, first-serve basis to trips of at least 40 students. If your school is Title 1, Heal the Bay also offers grant funded scholarships, which cover the cost of your field trip as well as a transportation stipend of $400 if needed. You can also now pay online by credit card, or mail a check (made out to Heal the Bay). If you cannot find a date or time that works, or you have a larger group that needs to be accommodated with multiple reservations, please let us know. Teachers, please view our available dates and times, book a field trip reservation, and cancel/reschedule your trip up to 3 weeks in advance of your booked date. In order to accommodate schools that can’t travel, or those distance learning, Heal the Bay will continue to offer our Virtual Field Trip experience, which covers all the same topics as our In-Person programming and last for 1 hour. When: Monday – Friday, 9:30-11:30am & 12-2pm Virtual Field Trips Lessons and activities support Next Generation Science Standards, Ocean and Environmental Literacy Principles, and a student-centered approach to science instruction. Aquarium Science Field TripsĮach 2-hour, in-person field trip experience involves touch tank exploration in our gallery, a brief lesson based on your chosen topic, and an outdoor beach exploration or beach clean-up (with waivers signed).

Heal the Bay Aquarium offers one-of-a-kind field trips, and they can be booked online easily. Our 2022-2023 field trip bookings are open, and our morning spots are filling up fast! Check out our different program options (including Key to the Sea), program availability, and book a field trip below to reserve a spot today. If you are a parent or an unofficial coordinator, please have an official representative reach out to book your appointment. *This method will charge tax.Remember: We will only accept reservations from school and organization officials.

Students who participate in this virtual field trip will learn to evaluate the importance of different ocean habitats and understand connections between living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. We even take a deep dive into the midnight zone to learn how animals of the deep sea have evolved to cope with extreme temperatures, pressures, and darkness. We alos explore the important ecological connections between these habitats and the animals that reside in them. Into the EcoZone gives students an exciting look at teh biodiversity of our ocean through an exploration of habitats featured in the Oklahoma Aquarium's EcoZone gallery, which features many habitats that serve as nurseries for our oceans- like coral reefs, rocky coasts, tide pools, kelp forests, and marshes.

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