
Field Trips
Field trip options for under 60 students
Standard Fieldtrip (60 min)​
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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.
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$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!
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FUN ADD-ONS FOR GRADES K-12
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Lunch $8 per student: One large pizza slice (cheese or pepperoni), chips and lemonade. One teacher per 10 students will receive complimentary lunch.
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MAKE A SPLASH! ADD AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM:
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All of our educational programs meet Louisiana Student's Standards for Science
GRADES 3-8