Teacher Resources
We provide free pre-visit and post-visit activities tailored around each of our Education Workshops for teachers to use in the classroom and free self-guided tour packets that include great educational activities to supplement your visit to SEA LIFE Charlotte. Print one for each of your students to complete as they walk through the aquarium!
- Pre & Post Visit Lesson Plans
- Workshop Information Sheet
- Workshop Teacher Overview Presentation
- Download free activity packs below!
Self-Guided Aquarium Activities
Our Educational Visit Guides explore animal behavior, habitats, adaptations, ecosystems, anatomy and water chemistry and more. These guides provide exciting and inspiring information linked to key displays throughout the aquarium to help teachers engage young children to get the most out of their visit.
Free downloadable teacher guides are are available below for students ages 3-5 and 6-11.
- Amazing Oceans Guide (ages 3-5)
- Food Chains & Ecosystems Guide (ages 6-11)
Each guide includes accompanying 'explorer sheets' containing activities. You may wish to print out copies of those pages for each child to complete before, after or during your visit.
Downloadable Guides
Self Guided Activity - Amazing Oceans (Ages 3-5)
This guide provides exciting and inspiring information linked to key displays throughout SEA LIFE Aquarium to help young children get the most out of their visit. The information will add an extra…
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Self Guided Activity - Food Chains & Ecosystems
This guide provides you with information linked to key displays throughout the aquarium that can be used to explore food chains and ecosystems during your visit, plus contains quick QR codes to video…
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FIN-TASTIC In-School Classroom Lesson!
SEA LIFE Aquariums' are excited to bring to you this mini classroom teaching unit that introduces elementary school students to focus on what is "Beneath the Tide" and allows students to explore coastal habitats!
This mini unit contains:
- Teacher Resource Guide
- Student Worksheets
- Video links
- Classroom poster
- Craft activity
Downloadable Resources
Teacher Resource Guide
Beneath the Tide Teacher Resource Guide is able to provide you with guidance to take you through and how to use the resources within the classroom environment.
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Classroom Poster
Dive under the tide with this poster to introduce your students to Rockpools and study why this is an important ecosystem and home to so many animals!
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Epaulette Shark Worksheet
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Rockpool Worksheet
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Sea Stars Worksheet
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Sea Urchins Worksheet
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Make Your Own Aquarium Activity
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