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Educational Resources

We provide an online curriculum for first through fifth grade that can be used as a pre-field trip activity or stand-alone addition to classroom plans.

Teach with Valuable Marine Lessons Inspired by Winter

Lesson plans are available for first through fifth grade, created in accordance with Next Generation Science Standards. Use this curriculum as a pre-field trip activity or a stand-alone addition to your current classroom plans.

Curriculums

Select a curriculum

Language Arts

Grades 1-3 – Winter’s Travel Journal
Grades 1-5 – Letters to Winter
Grades 4-5 – Prosthetic Preparations

Mathematics

Grades 1-2 – Tail Measurements
Grades 3-5 – Tracking Winter’s Progress

Science

Grades 1-2 – Winter’s Water Work
Grades 3-5 – Making Winter’s Tail

Additional Resources

Winter Activity Book
Winter Coloring Pages
Winter’s Tail

Language Arts

Grades 1-2 – Dolphin Designers
Grades 2-3 – Decoding Dolphins
Grades 4-5 – My Day as a Dolphin Trainer

Mathematics

Grade 1 – Dolphin Dentists
Grades 2 – Measuring Dolphins
Grades 3- Dolphin Division
Grades 4-5- Dolphin Decimals

Science

Grades 1-2 – Dolphins & You
Grade 3 – Understanding Mammals
Grades 4-5 – Bringing Up Baby

Additional Resources

Dolphin Behavior Cutouts (with labels)
Dolphin Behavior Cutouts (with labels)
Student Bringing Up Baby Book
Teacher Bringing Up Baby Book

Programs

In addition to curriculum, CMA also offers distance learning, off-site school visits and on-site education programs.

Please call 727-441-1790 Ext. 262 or email educoordinator@cmaquarium.org for more information.

Join the Advisory Board

The Aquarium’s Teacher Advisory Board is composed of certified teachers and educators who advise us on our educational programs and serve as a liaison between their school and Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Members are asked to commit to a one-year term. Enjoy free membership to the aquarium and other benefits. If you would like more information or an application to be a member of Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s Teacher Advisory Board for 2019/2020, please email lroland@cmaquarium.org.

Virtual Marine Academy

CMA offers free virtual learning opportunities that are based on current teaching standards to students and teachers. These courses can serve as supplemental learning for students to connect concepts they have learned in school to real-life examples. Whether you do these courses individually or with a class, students will have fun while learning about marine debris and CMA’s mission of rescue, rehabilitation, and release of marine animals. Learn more about the offered courses by visiting our Marine Academy.

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We believe in preserving our environment while inspiring the human spirit through leadership in the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of marine life; environmental education; research; and conservation.
We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

Clearwater Marine Aquarium
249 Windward Passage
Clearwater, FL 33767
727-441-1790

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