Tidepool camps for kids

Three 3 week camps were done from June-August 2004 in cooperation with the Unalaska Parks, Culture and Recreation Center (PCR). The purpose of the classes was to highlight different aspects of the marine environment and to encourage children to learn about their ecosystem with a "hands-on" approach.

3 June - 25 June 2004 - Under the Sea/ Jr. Marine Biologist summer camp
This was a three week field marine biology class that focused on the intertidal invertebrates, habitats, and food webs of Unalaska shorelines. Students identified, collected, and photographed invertebrates in their natural environments. Students also completed a mapping project, listing each of the species located in each of the habitats observed

28 June - 16 July 2004 - Call of the Wild Unalaska Wildlife field class
This was a three week field ecology class that focused on larger organisms. One week of this camp was dedicated to fish biology and anatomy. Students toured local fish processing plants and performed dissections on five different fish species. The second week of this class was dedicated to avian biology and ecology. With the aid of local ADF&G biologists, students identified and photographed different bird species within different habitat niches. The final week of this camp was dedicated to marine mammals, but do to the sporadic nature of sightings, the students leaned local wildflower identification with the help local naturalists.

19 July - 13 August 2004 - Beaches and Shorelines Parks and Rec field class
This four week field class focused efforts on learning about the abiotic side of Unalaska's shorelines. Students learned about tides, intertidal zonation, habitat niches, exposure, effects of weather, effects of pollution, wildlife, and effects of freshwater inputs.

9 June - 30 June 2005 - Tidepool Posse Summer camps
This three week field camp introduced kids from the community of Unalaaska to the shorelines and tidepools of local shorelines. Kids learned about adaptations to intertidal survival, intertidal zonation, diversity of organisms and the importance of abundances in cometition for spaces.


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