pwssc.org Open in urlscan Pro
69.163.218.210  Public Scan

Form analysis
2 forms found in the DOM

GET https://pwssc.org/

<form method="get" id="searchform" action="https://pwssc.org/">
  <svg class="icon_search" width="26" viewBox="0 0 26 26">
    <defs>
      <style>
        .path {
          fill: none;
          stroke: #000;
          stroke-miterlimit: 10;
          stroke-width: 1.5px;
        }
      </style>
    </defs>
    <circle class="path" cx="11.35" cy="11.35" r="6"></circle>
    <line class="path" x1="15.59" y1="15.59" x2="20.65" y2="20.65"></line>
  </svg>
  <span class="mfn-close-icon icon_close"><span class="icon">✕</span></span>
  <input type="text" class="field" name="s" autocomplete="off" placeholder="Enter your search">
  <input type="submit" class="display-none" value="">
</form>

Name: ccoptin — POST https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp

<form class="cc-form" name="ccoptin" action="https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp" target="_blank" method="post" style="margin-bottom:2;">
  <input type="hidden" name="llr" value="lk6dmvjab"><input type="hidden" name="m" value="1109892658507"><input type="hidden" name="p" value="oi"><input type="email" name="ea" value="" placeholder="EMAIL"><input type="submit" name="go" value="Submit"
    class="button">
</form>

Text Content

 * ABOUT
   * Our Story
   * Vision & Mission
   * Staff
   * Board of Directors
   * Publications
   * Calendar
   * Financials
   * Partners
   * Opportunities
 * RESEARCH
 * EDUCATION
   * PreK-12 Education
     * Discovery Room
     * National Ocean Sciences Bowl
     * Discovery Outreach
     * Little Dippers
     * R.O.V. Kit Build-Guide
     * Curriculum
   * Summer Programs
     * Discover Cordova
     * Camps
     * Festivals
   * Community Engagement
     * Ask a Scientist
     * Cordova Sea Squirts
     * Nature Journaling
     * Discovery Packs
     * Tuesday Night Talks
     * The Breakwater Newsletter
     * Delta Sound Connections
     * Chronolog Timelapse Series
     * Zooplankton Gallery
     * Field Notes
     * Program Hosting
 * NEWS
 * SUPPORT
   * New Campus
   * Ways to Give
     * Donate
     * Monthly Gifts
     * Employer Matched Gifts
     * Planned Giving
     * Corporate Partnership
     * Stock Donation
   * Copper River Nouveau
   * Fall Auction 2023
   * Fisheries Achievement Award
 * DONATE




✕


EDUCATION MONTH IN REVIEW: OCTOBER 2023



By Cristina Reo

This month’s theme was Creatures of the Deep, celebrating the weird and the
wonderful!

We hosted a “creatures of the deep” Fun Friday that taught kids about deep sea
creatures and the adaptations that allow them to survive in such a difficult and
vast environment. We also hosted “spooky creatures” Fun Friday where families
explored ominous creatures and their amazing adaptations. Octopus yoga was a
crowd favorite; participants were guided on a deep sea experience as they
explored the wonderful world of octopuses while enjoying the serenity of a yoga
practice. Finally, we capped off the month with our annual Halloween Mad
Scientist Laboratory. Families joined for fun (and messy) science experiments
that left them screaming with curiosity!

For our youngest explorers, we hosted a morning and afternoon Sea Squirts
session about balance, where kids stacked blocks, practiced standing on one
foot, made balance sculptures, and played balance themed board games. October
Little Dippers has been full of exploration and movement in rain, sun, and wind.
The children have investigated the concept of floating and sinking. They also
investigated mosses and lichens, local birds, mammals, and invertebrates.

During this month’s Trivia Night, “Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?”
contestants were asked questions about topics that we teach in our Discovery
Room program at Mt. Eccles Elementary School. This trivia night left people
saying, “I need to go back to school” and “I wish I went to school in Cordova!”
We hosted three Tuesday Night Talks. The first was presented by Collin Bronson
of the City of Cordova discussing the South Harbor Reconstruction Project. The
next was presented by Tory Rhodes of ADF&G, As the Seasons Tern: 10 years of
Aleutian tern surveys. Sierra Greene of UAF and Aaron Jones of ASG capped off
the month with a presentation about Environmental Drivers of Growth on Kelp and
Oyster Farms.

We visited every grade at the elementary school this month as part of our
Discovery Room program.

 * Kindergarteners explored the skills scientists need by making observations
   with their five senses.
 * First graders created a forest symphony while learning how vibration creates
   sound. They used drum sticks to compare hollow logs, rocks, branches, and the
   ground.
 * Second graders went on a field trip to the harbor where they learned about
   biodiversity and species richness. While on their field trip, they “graphed”
   biodiversity using Lego. Additionally, second graders explored parts of a
   plant. They planted lettuce seeds to grow in their hydroponic system.
 * Third graders also went on a field trip to the harbor where they learned
   about biodiversity and species richness. While on their field trip, they
   “graphed” biodiversity using Lego. The third grade classes also investigated
   bird courtship and nest building by creating bird dances and playing games.
 * We brought kelp into the fourth grade classroom to examine as the students
   continue to learn about the food chain. Through their observations, they
   discovered how kelp benefits the ecosystem. Later in the month, they repeated
   the experiment with marine invertebrates in classroom touch tanks.
 * Fifth graders dove headfirst into the world of systems thinking by
   diagramming a bicycle and creating a systems web of Cordova.
 * Sixth graders got to explore another property of water during our density
   lab. They discovered that cold water is more dense than warm water. We ended
   the month with a lesson on the deep sea. Students learned about adaptations
   of deep sea creatures, including bioluminescence. After our lesson, Dr. Rob
   Campbell took the 6th grade class out on a cruise in search of bioluminescent
   plankton!

Fourth graders investigating intertidal invertebrates and their role in the food
chain.

Fourth graders investigating intertidal invertebrates and their role in the food
chain.

Fourth graders investigating intertidal invertebrates and their role in the food
chain.

RELATED POSTS

September 27, 2023

EDUCATION MONTH IN REVIEW: SEPTEMBER 2023

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Read More
March 29, 2023

OTTERS OF ALASKA

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Read More

Sixth grade ROV challenge

May 1, 2023

EDUCATION MONTH IN REVIEW: APRIL 2023

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Read More



SIGN UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER AND STAY INFORMED



CONTACT US

T 907-424-5800 | F 907-424-5820
pwssc@pwssc.org
1000 Orca Road, Cordova, AK 99574
PO Box 705, Cordova, AK 99574

 * facebook
 * instagram
 * twitter
 * youtube

Copyright Prince William Sound Science Center 2016. All rights reserved.




…

…

…