Florida Aquarium

Partnering with the Lowry Park Zoo, Florida Parent-Educators Association, and Nature's Classroom, the Florida Aquarium project aims to develop informal learning targeted to home schooled children and their parents. Coordinating with educators from all the partners and a curriculum based on Florida State Standard Science Goals, the project will engage 50 families (approximately 60 students) in an integrated hands-on learning science project utilizing the Hillsborough River Watershed. Monthly units will be developed using a combination of field trips, field activities, family activities, museum visits, and distance learning components. This will provide home school students with a working knowledge of science-based experimentation and greater awareness of preservation and conservations issues. It also provides families with an expanded science curriculum and opportunities to learn together.