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!
KS2 OUR SEA CREATURES
BOOK THIS WORKSHOP IF…. YOUR STUDENTS HAVE NEVER VISITED A SEA LIFE CENTRE
Invite students to learn about some of our core SEA LIFE creatures! Together they will dive into a world of amazing discovery to learn about three core creatures: sharks, jellyfish and seahorses – understanding their different needs and completing exclusive SEA LIFE quizzes for each. Students will think about the importance of animal welfare and use the core aquarium standards to create tanks for the different creatures, based on their understanding of creatures’ needs and happiness markers.
Students will:
- Explore creature features by identifying with core SEA LIFE creatures and discussing their differences
- Empathise with sea creatures and understand the need for animal welfare and protection.
- Understand the role of the Aquarist/Curator at SEA LIFE.
- Create a unique tank, considering key features including: shape, water flow, substrate, aquascape and appropriate tank mates.
- Inspire a love for marine wildlife and an interest in animal welfare
Workshop Lesson Plans
Incredible Sea Creatures (Pre-Visit)
In this lesson, students get to dive into the wonderful world of sea creatures and the ocean. They'll get to put their thinking caps on and come up with a list of cool questions to ask during their visit to SEA LIFE. Also, they can create Fact Cards for three amazing sea creatures.
Creative Writing (Post-Visit)
How about we get creative and have some fun with SEA LIFE? Students will have the chance to write about their SEA LIFE experience using cool and powerful words to describe their favourite sea creature. They'll also create a poem or short story based on the sea creature they choose, helping to improve their writing skills and have a blast while learning about the amazing world of marine life.
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
