Marine Science Cruise
Marine Science Cruise
The Marine Science Cruise or the "LA County Floating Lab" is a 3 hour voyage into the open Pacific Ocean where students
will learn about local marine life by a certified biologist. Our local biologist directs this entire educational program from beginning to end.
The students board and before the boat has left the dock the students will know all the safety procedures and boat rules. They
will also learn some important facts about the great Pacific Ocean. The biologist will discuss each of the 5 stations that will
be set-up for the cruise.
During the cruise we will troll the waters
with a net in search of marine life. We will also collect samples of the ocean floor and samples of the ocean water for analysis.
The cruise offers five hands-on activity stations to draw the students
into interacting with the exhibits, not merely watching from afar.
Each student will have an opportunity to visit each of the five
stations:
1. The mud grabber, where soil from the ocean floor can be touched and analyzed
2. The plankton station, Where plankton is gathered to analyze in the Plankton Lab
3. The plankton lab, where plankton is analyzed under a microscope
4. The water tester, where the amount of plankton in the Ocean is measured
5. The touch tank. This is where the students can touch the marine life captured from the net.
Each station provides a unique educational lesson from viewing live subjects to analyzing the components of the ocean floor,
providing the student with a deeper awareness of the organic life supporting the vegetation and animals.
All vessels used for the Marine Science Cruise are Coast Guard inspected and certified. Each vessel is also equipped with
state-of-the-art microscopic equipment which allows the students to view and discuss plankton and other
minute organisms of the sea.
Parents are encouraged to attend our field trips, but not required (unless required by the school). As a company we do not
have any teacher to student ratio requirements.
All of the field trips we offer are Los Angeles Unified School District Vendor Approved, Licensed and Insured.
Forty-five Minute Long Beach Harbor cruise.......... $5.00 Students* $10 Adults
One and a half hour LA/LB Harbor cruise............. $7.00 Students* $13 Adults
Two and a half hour Pacific Ocean cruise............$12.00 Students* $18 Adults
Two and a half hour Whale Watching cruise...........$12.00 Students* $18 Adults
Two and a half hour Marine Science cruise...........Please call for prices and availability
*Students are considered children Kindergarten through 12th grade.
Harbor Breeze Cruises
100 Aquarium Way, Dock #2, Long Beach, CA 90802
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(562) 983-6880 - Fax: (562)
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