Resource Links for Teachers Connect to web sites about Long Marine Lab research, science curricula, and digital photo libraries. Click here for resource links. Activity Ideas and Logistics Information for School and Youth Group Visits The following activities and forms are designed to assist you in planning your school or youth group’s visit to the Seymour Center. In addition to logistical information for you and your chaperones, you’ll find a number of activities for different grade level ranges that can be led by your adult chaperones during your group’s visit. Also provided are ready-to-copy activities for older students. Teacher answer keys are provided for these activities. Check this site periodically to view additional activities to be added throughout the year. Please click on any title below to download a PDF file of that document. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view/print these documents. Download a free copy of Acrobat Reader here.) B   Behavior Contract Blue Whale Fun Facts Blue Whale Skeleton Activity & Answer Key (Grades 4-12) Blue Whale Skeleton Rededication Speech (Natural history information on the Seymour Center’s blue whale skeleton)     C   Chaperone Facilitated Activities for the Seymour Center Exhibit Hall and Aquarium   “What is Science?” (Orange Pod): Chaperone Activities (Kindergarten-Grade 4) “What is Science?” (Orange Pod): Chaperone Activities (Grades 5-8) “Who are Scientists?” (Purple Pod): Chaperone Activities (Kindergarten-Grade 4) “Who are Scientists?” (Purple Pod): Chaperone Activities (Grade 5-8)) “Why is Science Important?” (Green Pod): Chaperone Activities (Kindergarten-Grade 4) “Why is Science Important?” (Green Pod): Chaperone Activities (Grades 5-8) “Asking Questions” (Aquarium Tanks): Chaperone Activities (Kindergarten-Grade 4) “Asking Questions” (Aquarium Tanks): Chaperone Activities (Grades 5-8)   Chaperone Information   Chaperone Information (Self-guided Exhibit Exploration/Self-guided Visit) Chaperone Information (Reserved Tour) Chaperone Information (Discovery Lab and Tour) Chaperone Small Group Instructions  (Use this example form and template to assign small groups of students to your chaperones. Suggested focus activities for chaperones to do with students in the exhibit hall are included.)   Chaperone/Student Ratios   Chaperone/Student Ratios (Self-guided Exhibit Exploration: K-12 and Community College) Chaperone/Student Ratios (Self-guided Visit: Preschool and Youth Groups) Chaperone/Student Ratios (Reserved Tours) D Driving Directions   Driving Directions (for Discovery Lab and Tours) Driving Directions (for Self-guided Visits and Reserved Tours)     E   Exploring Marine Science (EMS) at the Seymour Center: Exhibit Hall Scavenger Hunt Activities and Answer Keys (grades 6-12)   Entry Theater: Scavenger Hunt & Answer Key Shipwreck Deck/Breezeway: Scavenger Hunt & Answer Key Asking Questions (Aquarium Tanks): Scavenger Hunt & Answer Key “What is Science?” (Orange Pod): Scavenger Hunt & Answer Key “Who are Scientists?” (Purple Pod): Scavenger Hunt & Answer Key “Why is Science Important?” (Green Pod): Scavenger Hunt & Answer Key     S   Sea Search Activities (grades 9-12, Community College) (This link will take you to the Sea Search web page to access the activity sheets) Currently being updated. Check back in Spring 2012.     Seymour Center Maps   Seymour Center Exhibit Hall Map Seymour Center Site Map Learning Programs: School | Youth | Teacher | Visitor | Member