
Learning
With Limulus |
Upon request
As featured in The Underwater Naturalist
and Natural History magazine, and at the National and
South Carolina Marine Educators' Association conferences, Green
Eggs and Sand program (Delaware), and at Massachusetts Audubon
Society.
Living on Limulus and
Learning With Limulus
can be presented
at Sandy Hook or in your classroom.
Study our most
fascinating marine creature at Sandy Hook and learn about
all of the creatures (including humans) that rely on them. Not certain about this program? Take
the horseshoe crab quiz to decide.
Click HERE for a registration form.
You must register in advance. Email
or write us at Box 533, Sandy Hook, NJ 07732 |
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Upon request
A new workshop
and training opportunity. (Cooperative with NJ
Fish and Wildlife.)
Study New Jersey's reptiles and amphibians, understand their
roles in the environment, and threats to their existence. Students
can learn field
survey techniques and data analysis.
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Last Friday in April
Ten half day sessions
of the history, geology, and biology of Sandy Hook.This is popular
with sixth to tenth
grade teachers.
Click here for photos
of students exploring Sandy Hook. Not certain about this program? Take the Coastal
quiz to help decide.
Click HERE for a registration form.
You must register in advance. Email
or write us at Box 533, Sandy Hook, NJ 07732 |
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First Friday in May
The 85 Estuaries
activities lead you from upland areas to coastal areas and provide
learning activities for the classroom and the field to help your
students understand the value of the entire watershed.The target
audience is grades six through ten.
Click here for
photos of students cruising the calm waters of Sandy Hook Bay.
Not certain about this program? Take the
Estuaries quiz to help decide.
Click HERE for a registration form.
You must register in advance. Email
or write us at Box 533, Sandy Hook, NJ 07732 |
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Outreach too! - Upon request
Global Change
An overview of issues, including: Global Warming, rising sea
levels, Polar environments, and coral reefs.
(Traditional and non-traditional educators.)
9:30 am-2:30 pm
Fee: $25,
Click HERE for a registration form.
You must register in advance. Email
or write us at
Box 533, Sandy Hook, NJ 07732 |
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Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles

Hosts: Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
at Sandy Hook's Ocean Institute |
Upon request
ROV - Design
10:00 am-2:00 pm
Build and test an underwater
Remotely Operated Vehicle
Participants will build an ROV and test their
design under water, learn how ROV technology can be infused into
high school curriculum tied to state and national standards,
and how it is used for research, monitoring and exploration in
national marine sanctuaries, and will be provided with an overview
of the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE)
center and regional and national student ROV competitions.
Click HERE for a registration form.
You must register in advance. Email
or write us at
Box 533, Sandy Hook, NJ 07732 |
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Monthly
Astronomy nights feature lunar
facts and fiction, night lore. star identification and activities
for students of all ages.
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Upon request
This is a good introduction to wetlands
types, values, and protection in New Jersey. Teachers at
all levels will find this good background material.
Click here to
view images of participants studying wetlands in New Jersey.
Not certain about this program? Take the
Wetlands quiz to help decide.
Click HERE for a registration form.
You must register in advance. Email
or write us at Box 533, Sandy Hook, NJ 07732 |
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Upon request
Coastal Geology and
problems along the shore. Activities include beach profiling,
sedimentation, weather, storms and activities for the classroom
and field trips.
Click here
for photos of students engaged in beach studies.
Click HERE for a registration form
You must register in advance. Email
or write us at Box 533, Sandy Hook, NJ 07732. |
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Upon request
Coastal plants and their adaptations. Plant succession, zonation,
biomes and biodiversity
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for photos of students studying botany..
Click HERE for a registration form
You must register in advance. Email
or write us at Box 533, Sandy Hook, NJ 07732. |
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Upon request
This is a collection of environmental activities that we use
in various parks around Monmouth County, to teach Native and
Colonial American lore and introductory environmental topics.
The target audience is students in grades three through six.
You must register in advance. Email
or write us at Box 533, Sandy Hook, NJ 07732
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Upon request
This was developed cooperatively with National Audubon Society
and is the New Jersey edition. The target population includes
both educators and the general public.
Click here
to view images of participants studying wetlands in New Jersey. Not certain about this
program? Take the Wetlands quiz to help decide.
Click HERE for a registration form. |
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Upon request
The Citizen Scientist
A hands-on introduction to laboratory techniques, and living
and nonliving indicators scientists use to monitor the environment.
Learn about environmental issues; water, land and air pollution
problems; and how scientists test for them. (Traditional and
non-traditional educators.)
9:30 am-2:30 pm
Fee and Code: $25, XSAHT 029
Click HERE for a registration form.
You must register in advance. Email
or write us at Box 533, Sandy Hook, NJ 07732 |