Years 7 - 10 programs

Year 7 to 10

Activity

Activity Time

Price
(includes GST)

Cost per additional student

Lab Adaptations

1 hour 30 mins

$340.00

(for up to & including
20 students.
One MFDC educator)

$17

(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Lab Environmental Change

(Sessions are 45 mins in the lab; 45 mins in the aquarium)

1 hour 30 mins

$340.00

(for up to & including
20 students.
One MFDC educator)

$17

(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Fish Dissection

(Sessions are 1 hr in the lab; 30 mins in the aquarium)

1 hour 30 mins

$400.00

(for up to & including
20 students.
One MFDC educator)

$20

(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Structure of a Community - tube worm investigation

(Sessions are 1 hrs in the lab; 30 mins in the aquarium)

1 hour 30 mins

$400.00

(for up to & including
20 students.
One MFDC educator)

$20

(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Sex in the Sea

Students will investigate the reproductive methods of a diverse range of marine animals and plants, including some bizarre reproductive methods that allow organisms to cope with their living conditions. There will be opportunities for students to collect gametes from some organisms and to investigate both sexual and asexual reproductive methods.

(Sessions are 45 mins in the lab; 45 mins in the aquarium)

1 hour 30 mins

$400.00

(for up to & including
20 students.
One MFDC educator)

$20

(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Field Programs

Beachcomb at Queenscliff

Students will discover what items have washed in with the tide.  Natural items on the beach tell us about the marine ecosystem just offshore.

Optional focus:  Students collect data that will be sent to the Australian Microplastics Assessment Project (AUSMAP) and the Australian Marine Debris Initiative

Rockpools at Pt  Lonsdale or Barwon Heads

Students discover the fantastic adaptations that help organisms survive in the harsh intertidal environment and interactions between these organisms.

Optional focus: Students can produce food chains and food webs

Mudflats at Swan Bay

Students discover the fantastic adaptations that help organisms survive in the mudflat microhabitats and interactions between these organisms. Students become familiar with the importance of this international significant area.

Optional focus: Students can produce food chains and food webs

Wetlands at Pt Lonsdale

Aquatic invertebrates are integral to food webs.  Students will collect samples from a nearby waterway and identify and group animals according to sensitivity to a water ways health.  Using the animals found, students will show the relationships between the organisms from this freshwater environment.

(Sessions are 1 hr in the field; 30 mins in the aquarium)

$340.00

(for up to & including
20 students.
One MFDC educator)

$17

(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Coastal Environmental Change and Management

An understanding of coastal processes is needed for effective management. This field trip allows students to see firsthand the effectiveness of strategies implemented in Point Lonsdale and Queenscliff to manage and protect the coastal environment.

(Sessions are 1.5 hr in the field in a bus provided by the school and 30 mins in the aquarium)

2 hours

$400.00

(for up to & including
20 students.
One MFDC educator)

$20

(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)