Onsite Educational Workshops and Activities
Check out our exciting educational workshops designed for KS2 students! Our workshops are built around the core values of fostering a sense of connection and empathy for our oceans, allowing students to delve into topics such as habitat exploration, adaptation, and conservation. Also, don't miss our Ranger challenge activity pack!
Please be advised we are currently reviewing our pre-school, KS1 and secondary school education programme. In the meantime, you might like to explore our Conservation Classroom for free teaching resources.
Workshop sessions are available between September - April.
Educational Workshops
KS2 Habitat Explorers
BOOK THIS WORKSHOP IF… YOUR STUDENTS ARE STUDYING HABITATS AND ADAPTATIONS
Invite students to become Habitat Explorers as they dive deep underwater into the ocean habitats of some of our SEA LIFE creatures! Together they will jump into a world of amazing discovery to learn about the different zones of the ocean and the creatures that live there. Thinking about habitats and adaptation, students will consider the challenges of different micro-habitats in the ocean, matching creatures and their adaptations to the different zones that they discover, and eventually creating their very own creatures!
Students will:
- Understand that the ocean is made up of layers or zones and that each is a different micro-habitat for sea creatures
- Identify the five different layers or zones of the ocean and understand that different creatures live in the different ocean zones
- Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways
- Identify the advantages and disadvantages of certain characteristics in different habitats
- Consider the challenges that creatures face in different ocean zones and how they might overcome them to survive
Workshop Lesson Plans
Layers of the Ocean (Pre-Visit)
The ocean is composed of various layers or zones, and it is incredibly deep. Students have the opportunity to develop sensory maps based on the amount of light each ocean zone receives. They can also conduct an experiment to create a layered "Ocean in a Jar" using liquid density.
Inheritance & Variation (Post-Visit)
This lesson is going to be super helpful in identifying inherited characteristics in living things. You'll learn that variation occurs within offspring as well as across a species, and you'll be able to easily tell the difference between inherited and environmental characteristics.
KS2 SEA DEFENDERS: PLASTIC POLLUTION
BOOK THIS WORKSHOP IF... YOU ARE LOOKING TO MAKE A PLEDGE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE OCEAN
Invite students to become Sea Defenders! They will investigate it is important to protect our oceans, raising awareness of their own relationships with the ocean and how their daily actions can positively or negatively affect the marine environment. Students should be inspired to make changes in their lifestyle and actively contribute towards solutions.
Students will:
- Appreciate litter, pollution, and its impact on the world
- Identify different materials and which recycling bin they belong in
- Understand the terms: biodegradable, non-biodegradable, and plastic pollution
- Understand the impact of human behaviours: that marine wildlife can get tangled in fishing lines, nets and plastic pollution
- Take action to reduce negative impacts on the marine environment and make a pledge for the protection of the ocean
Workshop Lesson Plans
What the Ocean Means (Pre-Visit)
Embark on a journey to explore the significance of our oceans. Students will create a persuasive poster campaign to preserve this invaluable natural resource.
Ocean Pollution (Post-Visit)
Let's reduce, reuse, and recycle waste to protect the oceans. By using less plastic, finding ways to reuse products and recycling, we can prevent pollution and harm to marine life
Onsite Self-led Activity
Save Our Seas: The Rangers Challenge Activity Pack
A visit to SEA LIFE Hunstanton during a school trip can positively impact students' connection and empathy towards marine life. It can also inspire them to become champions of ocean conservation. Our new 'Save our Seas: The Rangers Challenge' activity pack is designed to assist students as they explore 11 different zones within the aquarium. During their visit, they will have the opportunity to meet some of our amazing marine friends, such as Ernie, the Green Sea Turtle. By using these packs, they can unlock 'turtley' excellent knowledge about marine animals and their habitats.
Key Learning Outcomes (Age 5-11yrs)
Pupils will consider:
- The different sea creatures they’ll encounter and their habitats.
- How sea creatures are being negatively impacted by human behaviour.
- What can be done to help protect the sea creatures and their habitats
There are extension activities within the booklet for further challenges. We offer two versions of the pack, one tailored to ages 5-7yrs and the other 7-11yrs.
How it works...
- Before the trip, pupils will be set their challenge by a video message from Ranger Bethan.
- At SEA LIFE Hunstanton, They’ll encounter our crab-ulous creatures and their habitats.
- They’ll record their learning using our activity pack filled with engaging tasks.
- Back at school, they’ll apply their learning by creating an informative campaign educating their community.
