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Explore Dauphin Island and Mobile Bay with Sea Lab Camps. Camps include: Barrier Island Explorer, Marine DeTECHtives, Gulf Island Journey, Bay Voyager, and Coastal Fisheries Camp Read more...
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Salt marshes are not monotonous expanses of grass; they’re fascinating coastal wetlands that are critical to our estuary system. Be a marine scientist for a day, and use seine nets, buckets, shovels, and sieve boxes to collect samples, including crabs, snails, and fish (we’ll release animals back to the marsh). You’ll learn about the important role salt marshes play in Read more...
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The public Aquarium is an exciting educational venue highlighting the four key habitats of coastal Alabama: the Mobile Tensaw River Delta, Mobile Bay, the Barrier Islands, and the Northern Gulf of Mexico. It includes the 10,000 square foot Exhibit Hall, a 7,000-gallon stingray touch pool, and the Living Marsh Boardwalk. This facility has 31 aquariums totaling over 30,000 gallons with Read more...
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The K-12 Field Classes at DISL are available through Discovery Hall with a variety of field trips, labs, and lectures designed especially for students of those ages. Each program consists of a half-day field/lecture or a half-day lab/lecture experience. Programs may be incorporated into short day trips, or into 1 to 4-day field trips for groups staying overnight. Programs include Read more...
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The Environmental Studies Center is a natural sciences education facility designed to provide unique learning experiences. Featuring over 500 acres of rich woodlands, the Center affords teachers, students, and the general public an opportunity to experience firsthand the natural environment. Teachers may choose from programs that are correlated to the Alabama Science Course of Study at each grade level. Programs Read more...
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Cornerstone Gardens contains natural beauty and wonder of over 5,000 plants and trees comprised of over 150 different species. The Gardens offer interesting and appealing natural beauty at all seasons. Cornerstone Gardens offers guided, instructional tours for all ages by one of the founders, a master gardener. The origin, nature and description of the plants and trees are discussed. Read more...
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Join us for GulfQuest’s Summer Maritime Academies! All rising 1st-6th graders are eligible. The week-long Academy will feature a different maritime theme each day. Academy activities will be taught in our exhibit space & in the museum’s classrooms. The curriculum for our Academy has strong STEM components, complemented by art, Social Sciences, and fun! During Academies cadets will get the Read more...
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With 90 interactive exhibits, simulators, and theaters, GulfQuest is an educator’s dream. From stem to stern, GulfQuest provides unique learning opportunities that will inspire your students from the moment they arrive. Our museum is eclectic and interdisciplinary, with content that addresses history, engineering, geography, archaeology, and more. Prepare to be impressed by the sheer scope of our facility- we have Read more...
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GulfQuest offers over 90 immersive exhibits in a vast array of maritime topics, including but not limited to: trade routes, military history, early Gulf settlements, archaeology, marine life, weather, ship navigation, coastal environments, and nautical commerce. Read more...
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Enjoy a rare opportunity to stay at the Science Center at night. Explore the exhibits, discover special programs and set up camp in front of your favorite exhibit during this exclusive after-hours experience. Don’t miss this memorable overnight adventure! We welcome scouts, families, teachers, teams, retreats, small groups or large groups. All Overnight Adventures include: two live science demos, time Read more...
