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The Living Planet Aquarium Has SUMMER CAMPS!
Want to learn about all the amazing plants and animals in the ocean? Click here for more information about our amazing summer day camps, "Secrets of the Sea" and "We are All Connected." For registration forms, click Here. For summer camp waiver forms, please click here.
REGISTER TODAY in person or over the phone (495-4448 ext. 210)
Saturday Special Presentations
Click here to view terrific learning opportunities at the aquarium!
Outreach Programs
THE RAINFOREST VAN
The Rainforest Van is an educational outreach program offered by The Living Planet Aquarium to second and third grade students along the Wasatch Front. The content of our presentations is specifically designed to coordinate with the Utah Sate Office of Education’s General Core Curriculum for second grade and the Science and Social Studies Core Curriculum for third grade. Students get the chance to participate in this exciting hands-on program by touching many of the animals and assisting the presenters during our activities.
GET WITH THE PROGRAM
The Rainforest Van presents topics such as:
• The characteristics of living things
• How animals in a community interact
• How temperature and moisture affect the environment
• Locations of tropical rainforests around the world
ANIMALS OF THE RAINFOREST VAN
BY THE NUMBERS
Since our beginning in 1999, the Rainforest Van has reached students
in 34 school districts!
During the 2006-2007 school year alone, we visited nearly 7600 students
in 85 different elementary schools!
Pdf documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and view. If you do not have the reader you can download it for free here. 
Click here to
download teacher packet for 2nd grade (.pdf)
Click here to download teacher packet for 3rd grade (.pdf)
THE UTAH WATERS VAN
The Utah Waters Van is an educational outreach
program offered by The Living Planet Aquarium to fourth grade students throughout
Utah. The content of our presentations is specifically designed to coordinate
with the Utah Sate Office of Education’s Science Core Curriculum. Students
are encouraged to supply information and assist the presenters
during our interactive presentation.
WATER IN ACTION
The models we bring to the classroom allow students to see the process being discussed, such as the water cycle or how Utah uses its water, helping them to better understand and recall important information.
GET WITH THE PROGRAM
The Utah Waters Van presents topics including:
ANIMALS OF THE UTAH WATERS VAN
BY THE NUMBERS
Since
our start in 2002, the Utah Waters Van has reached students in 40 school
districts!
During the 2006-2007 school year, we visited over 37,300 students
in 485 different elementary schools!
Click here to download teacher packet (.pdf)
Self Guided
For those teachers who would like an un-structured visit to the aquarium, you can schedule a time slot to bring your students to explore our wonderful exhibits and galleries.
Please Note: You are welcome to download the curriculum based materials below and use them on your self guided visit but be aware that these are designed for our "presented" field trips and some grades inlude set up in our galleries that you will not have access to.
Curriculum Based
The Living Planet provides exciting and educational, curriculum-based field
trips for grades K-6. The educational “headquarters,” the Sunken
Ship, Albatross, transports students back in time to an 1840’s shipwreck site
along the Florida Keys. The naturalist on board this re-created ship, warmly
welcomes students as they become naturalists for a day, helping him or her
gather data and research that was lost during the shipwreck.
Our field trips correlate with the Utah State Core Curriculum
guidelines by grade level, as well as the National Science Standards and Utah
Environmental Education Guidelines. This integrated, purpose-driven approach
provides for a rich
and interesting field trip for students of all ages.
Teachers
For rates and scheduling call: (801) 495-4448 xt 212
Or contact us by e mail at: reservations@thelivingplanet.com
Select your grade level below and download the resource materials provided.
Please note: Each field trip consists of a 20-25 minute presentation followed by approximately 45 minutes of exploration amongst our exhibits and a 15 minute wrap up session to let the students share what they have learned.
Each grade has a research document that you should print off for your class and bring with you on your field trip. This essential document is found either in the teacher guide or as a separate downloadable file. You can find the complete instructions for your field trip in the downloadable "Teacher Guide."
Pdf documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and view. If you do not have the reader you can download it for free here.
Kindergarten
• Apply scientific skills to understand that maps and globes are representations
of
our earth
• Verbally label fish parts and observe the purpose of fish movements
Click here to download Teacher Guide. (pdf)
1st Grade
• Compare animals and characteristics of water
• Identify and use various maps and map symbols
Click here to download Teacher Guide (pdf)
2nd Grade
• Study relationships between various elements in a habitat
• Gather information relating to their discoveries
Click here to download Teacher Guide (pdf)
Click here to download Student Research Guide (pdf)
3rd Grade
• Use the phenomenon of tides to learn about the interactions of the
Earth, Moon and Sun
• Measure and record temperatures
Click here to download Teacher Guide (pdf)
Click here to download Student Research Guide (pdf)
4th Grade
• Develop an understanding of the physical characteristics of Utah’s
wetlands
• Identify common organisms found locally
Click here to download Teacher Guide (pdf)
Click here to download Student Research Guide (pdf)
5th Grade
• Learn about the basic parts of a fish and how fish anatomy relates
to survival in a particular environment
• Recognize heritable traits
Click here to download Teacher Guide (pdf)
6th Grade
• Learn how micro-organisms range from simple to complex, and are both
helpful and harmful.
• Use a variety of media to explore
micro-organisms.
Click here to download Teacher Guide (pdf)
Click here to download Student Research Guide (pdf)
Our school rates:
• Free for teachers. Also, one free chaperone for every ten students (1/10)
• Donor-sponsored trips available for qualifying schools.
• Choose a self-guided visit or one of the several grade-specific,
core-based programs described above.
For rates and scheduling call: (801) 495-4448 xt 212
Or contact us by e mail at: reservations@thelivingplanet.com
Special Thanks to our Sponsors
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Lee Dever, Chair
Daryl C. Barrett
The Living Planet Aquarium is proud to be an active partner with USEE and shares common environmental education interests to promote, coordinate and encourage high-quality environmental education statewide.
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