Kinder Marine Discovery Excursions

Over the last couple of weeks, all three Kinder classes have visited the Marine Discovery Centre at Woodbridge. This excursion provided a wonderful hands on learning experience for the students. We learnt about many different sea creatures and how we can play our part in looking after these creatures and the ocean. We viewed sea creatures in the large aquarium and in the swimming tank within the centre including rock lobsters, flathead, sharks, pufferfish, seahorses and giant starfish.

We then touched, explored and learnt about various sea creatures within the touch tanks including hermit crabs, starfish, sea cucumbers, a baby shark and sea anemone. We completed a range of related learning experiences: sea creature patterns, colouring and collaging a decorator crab, printing onto calico a flounder imprint, painting a ceramic sea creature, creating badges and used a drawing and an iPad app to create a 3D underwater scene.

Students were given the opportunity to feed the fish in the large tank and some even patted the shark. We also watched some footage from an underwater camera that had been baited and placed under the jetty at the beginning of the day and the students were amazed at what hides below the ocean this close to the shore. This excursion was an amazing learning experience and one the children will certainly remember.