Beaks, Bubbles, & Burrows

by Alaska SeaLife Center

Alaska may not have penguins, but we do have Alcids and diving sea ducks! These incredible diving seabirds live in the Arctic and sub-Arctic waters around Alaska. And, unlike penguins, they can fly as well as dive. See how they stay warm in the cold ocean, and find out what other adaptations allow them to dive underwater, catch fish, and dig burrows. Featured birds: tufted & horned puffins, common murres, rhinoceros auklets, pigeon guillemots, eiders, smews, and harlequin ducks.

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About This Program

Cost

By Request: $190.00

Price includes materials for up to 30 students. Extra materials are available for $1.00 per student.
$20.00 will be added to reservations made less than three weeks in advance.
Sessions for international schools may include extra postal fees.
Sites that book five or more sessions together will be discounted $10.00 per session.

Length

55 minutes

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4Public Library: Library Patrons

Minimum participants:

5 recommended

Maximum participants:

30 recommended; 60 possible

Primary Disciplines

Problem Solving, Sciences

Program Delivery Mode

Videoconference - H.323 (Polycom, Cisco/Tandberg, LifeSize, etc...)
Videoconference – Webcam/desktop (Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco WebEx, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams, etc...)
Zoom

Booking Information

Available any time after 7:00am Alaska time (11:00am EST) but best during daylight hours. Please visit https://www.alaskasealife.org/distance_learning for seasonal recommendations by time zone.

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For more information contact CILC at (507) 388-3672

Provider's Cancellation Policy

Programs cancelled with less than 24 hours notice will be charged the full cost. No fee for programs cancelled due to weather-related or similar school closures.

About This Provider

Alaska SeaLife Center

Seward, AK
United States

The Alaska SeaLife Center is a world-class marine science facility that combines a research mission with an animal rescue and rehabilitation program and public education. The center incorporates exhibits that immerse the visitor in the marine ecosystem of Alaska and provide opportunities to view animals in naturalistic habitats and research settings.

Contact:
Darin Trobaugh
distancelearning@alaskasealife.org
907-224-7900

Program Details

Format

1. This program begins by outlining some common characteristics of birds.
2. Students then examine the different types of alcids and sea ducks living here at the Alaska SeaLife Center.
3. While observing the birds' morphologies and behaviors, we talk about how these birds are especially adapted to diving, fishing, and living in cold water.
4. Students review the lesson by creating their own colorful clay puffins with the instructor!
5. Time is provided for students to ask any additional questions, while watching the resident birds.

Objectives

Students will be able to:
• Describe the unique characteristics that make a bird a bird.
• Identify at least two species of seabirds that live in Alaska.
• Compare the bills of two different species of birds.
• Describe three adaptations that seabirds have to survive in cold seawater.

Standards Alignment

National Standards

The following National Academic Science Standards for grades K-3 are addressed within this program:

Science as Inquiry
• Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
• Understandings about scientific inquiry

Life science
• The characteristics of organisms
• Organisms and their environments