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Pre-Visit Activities : Introduction to the South Carolina Aquarium
Assessment

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Assessment:
  • Can students name the South Carolina Aquarium as the destination for their field trip? If so, assign one point.
  • Can students explain that the South Carolina Aquarium teaches visitors about South Carolina habitats and communities? If so, assign one point.
  • Can students name two or more habitats they will see at the Aquarium? If so, assign one point.
  • Can students provide a very general description of what they will be doing at the Aquarium during their structured school visit? If so, assign one point.

Review materials and previsit activities until students receive the full four points total.

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Cross-Curricular Extensions
Art Extension
Have each student create a drawing of an animal that he/she thinks the class will see at the aquarium or field site and write a few sentences about the animal. These pictures can be bound together as a class book. After returning from the aquarium, the class can look at the book to see if their predictions were accurate.