Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) came to Elkmont School last week and gave our students a hands on experience with creatures from the Alabama Coastline and Gulf of Mexico. Our high school science teacher, Mrs. Brazeal, arranged for the BayMobile to visit the Hilltop.
The BayMobile is DISL's traveling classroom, allowing Sea Lab educators to bring marine science lessons to schools all across the state.
Its primary mission is to visit schools whose students do not have the opportunity or means to visit the Sea Lab on a field trip. By bringing some of the beach to them, BayMobile brings fascinating marine creatures and compelling lessons about the ocean to classrooms and eager audiences.
The beautifully adorned BayMobile vehicle is a science classroom on wheels. It is packed with preserved specimens to captivate students by directly involving ithemn dynamic hands-on activities.
Science swims to life as BayMobile’s touch lab grants audiences the unique opportunity to touch the arms of an octopus, observe the teeth of a shark, and feel the scales of native Gulf of Mexico fish species.
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BayMobile is DISL's traveling classroom, allowing Sea Lab educators to
bring marine science lessons to schools all across the state. Its
primary mission is to visit underserved schools whose students do not
have the opportunity or means to visit the Sea Lab on a field trip. By
bringing some of the beach to them, BayMobile is spreading awareness and
understanding about our coastal environments, and how no matter how far
from the coast, we are all connected to it.
Educators bring fascinating marine creatures and compelling lessons
about the ocean to classrooms and eager audiences. The beautifully
adorned BayMobile vehicle is a science classroom on wheels, packed with
preserved specimens and scientific tools to captivate and enlighten
audiences of all ages. BayMobile seeks to increase understanding and
appreciation for science and the marine environment by directly
involving participants in dynamic hands-on activities. Science swims to
life as BayMobile’s touch lab grants audiences the unique opportunity to
touch the arms of an octopus, observe the teeth of a shark, and feel
the scales of native Gulf of Mexico fish species.
Along with the opportunity to touch marine specimens, Sea Lab educators
bring enthusiasm and knowledge about a variety of subjects. Topics
include the watershed system, plants and animals native to the Gulf
Coast, and the impact of oil spills on the environment. - See more at:
http://www.disl.org/educational-programs/baymobile/#sthash.TvwO2N4G.dpuf
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