Field Trips

Field trip options for under 60 students

Standard Fieldtrip (60 min)

Enjoy a grade-level appropriate guided tour through the aquarium and learn all about our amazing animals with immersive hands-on experiences. Be a biologist: Get an up close through a high-powered macroscope and see sharks teeth, crab molt, shark skin and stingray teeth.
$9 per student, minimum of 15 students. One chaperone is complimentary for every 10 students. Additional parents are $12.

Customize and extend your field trip with some exciting educational programs and add-on experiences!

FUN ADD-ONS FOR GRADES K-12

Stingray feedings add $3 per person: Get up close and feed our flappy friends. Hold a small piece of food between your knuckles and lower your hand into the water and our curious stingrays will swim over and slurp up their snack out of your hand.
Mine for gems and fossils (30 min): add $5 per student. Using our 35 foot-long mining sluice, students can search for gem and/or ancient marine specimens using the old miner's technique of sifting and washing material. Keep your finds.
Mine for gems and fossils + activity lesson (60 min) add $7 per student. Hunt for treasure, gems or ancient marine specimens, and then learn all about them with our own field experts. Keep your finds.

Lunch $8 per student: One large pizza slice (cheese or pepperoni), chips and lemonade. One teacher per 10 students will receive complimentary lunch.

MAKE A SPLASH! ADD AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM:

All of our educational programs meet Louisiana Student's Standards for Science

GRADES 3-8

GRADES 1 - 5

LIFE CYCLE

Explore the life cycles of animals that metamorphosize through a unique game that allows students to see the challenges faced everyday by wildlife

30 MINUTES

$4 PER STUDENT

GRADES 1 - 5

FROM FIN TO LIMB

Uncover how different animals use similar features through a matching activity. Then students will take on the role of hunter as they attempt to use their new adaptations

30 MINUTES

$4 PER STUDENT

GRADES 3 - 6

FOOD CHAIN + STINGRAY FEEDING

Investigate the connection between animals and their environment to uncover the importance of a balanced ecosystem. Students will then become their own active food chain to experience the transfer of energy.

45 MINUTES

$6 PER STUDENT

GRADES 3 - 8

ENGINEERING BY NATURE: CORAL REEF

Discover how these underwater engineers create the perfect building block to protect shorelines from waves and storms. Students will then build their own coral reef system to withstand an ocean storm

45 MINUTES

$5 PER STUDENT

GRADES 3 - 12 ENGINEERING FOR NATURE: BYCATCH

Dive into the world of fishing as we discover how bycatch has a big impact on ocean animals. Students will then design, engineering and test their own ocean prototypes to solve an everyday problem.

60 MINUTES

$6 PER STUDENT

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GRADES 6 - 12

JAW IDENTIFICATION + STINGRAY FEEDING

Take a scientific approach to identifying various jaw structures. Students can then take what they learned and make observations while feeding sting rays.

45 MINUTES

$6 PER STUDENT