For more information check out our Living History information. Program is tailored to the needs of the group. For young children the program concentrates on a touch tank and large tanks containing various Chesapeake Bay fish and other aquatic life. For older groups, Chesapeake Bay ecology is explored through beach seining and by investigating oyster reef habitats, salt marsh communities, fish anatomy and physiology. Maximum group size is 50.
Programs are outside.
Docking available for large vessels on site. For grades 4-8. Activity guide examines the issues of electric power generation in Maryland. This includes how and where electricity is produced, its transmission, environmental impacts and energy conservation at home and in the school. Adult leaders are trained to use an activity guide and learning materials which use trees to teach young people about diversity, interrelationships, system, structure and scale and patterns of change.