Zoology

County Parks and Recreation - Live Well San Diego

Our rangers will be showing specimens of San Diego’s common animal species. Participants will be able to touch animal pelts, see real taxidermy and learn about local wildlife! Our Animal Ambassador Raptor Team will also be onsite. Learn what these birds of prey look like up close, where they live, what they eat, how they hunt and what survival skills they’ve picked up over time, to help them thrive in San Diego’s diverse environments.

Living Coast Discovery Center

Our booth will have biofacts about local wildlife, information about our programs, an activity about food sorting, and an animal ambassador.

The EcoLogik Institute

In collaboration with Traveling Miss T. (@travelingmisst on instagram), The EcoLogik Institute (based out of Cabrillo National Monument) presents Cabrillo National Monument math maps! Travel by coordinate plane to learn about the environment, wildlife, and history of Cabrillo National Monument. Students will also have to opportunity to try their hand at wildlife monitoring with simulated science activities led by real National Park Service biologists!

Helen Woodward Animal Center

Explore how animals are classified by what they eat as well as how they eat with live animal presentations and encounters. Gain an understanding of the interconnectedness of different species on the food web, and participate in an activity that demonstrates a model food web what disruptions invasive species cause to it. In a classroom setting, the class would follow up with tracking and graphing the invasive species impact and brainstorm improvement methods.

San Diego State University

San Diego State University representatives from science and engineering will provide engaging and interactive activities for students and families of all ages. Touch urchins wearing hats, code your own bracelet, build neurons out of pipe cleaners, explore the solar system in virtual reality and more! Learn directly from the SDSU researchers and innovators leading San Diego to new heights in STEAM.

SDAALAS

We will have information on animal science and animals in research, trivia, origami interactive puzzles, giveaways, possible prize wheel and many individuals with varying levels of experience within the biotech field.

The Cool Gang

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2024-12-05 20:58

A fun introduction to reptiles and all the cool things they can do!

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego

We will explore the biology and ecology of deep sea animals through two activities: 1) comparative anatomy of deep-sea crustaceans (visual examination of specimens with the naked eye and under the microscrope) and 2) exploring stomach contents of a deep-sea fish, the longnose lancetfish. Both activities will introduce and examine common morphological and behavioral adaptations to life in the deep sea. Specimens handled by the public will be frozen, thawed or stored in seawater.

Biology through Art

Explore the fusion of biology and art through hands-on drawing activities on biodiversity. Each visitor earns their personal "guardian invertebrate" card!

Rogalski Arts from Patrick Henry High

This will be a Walk-in-Painting based on Ornithology. It will be an interactive art installation in which audience will learn about birds and then make art about what they learn. Their art will be added into the installation. See examples here: https://rogalskiart.com/walk-in-paintings.html

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Living Coast Discovery Center

The EcoLogik Institute

Helen Woodward Animal Center

SDAALAS

The Cool Gang

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego

Rogalski Arts from Patrick Henry High

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