School Group Program Registration

Please fill out this form to request school group programming. If you have any questions, please e-mail thunderbay@noaa.gov or call 989-884-6211

Programs are available Monday - Friday during the school year (September - June) during regular visitor center hours:
September 3 - October 7: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
October 8 - May 27: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
May 28 - June 21: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

School Name *

Contact Name *

Phone *

Email Address *

Grade(s) *

Pre-K

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Estimated number of students *

Estimated number of adults *

Address (Street, City, State, Zip Code) *

Programs *

Times are approximate. Please check all that apply.

FREE - ALL AGES - self-guided exhibit tour (plan 1-2 hrs) no limit to group size. Staff will provide orientation in theater.

FREE - ALL AGES - self-guided exhibit scavenger hunts (see below for options by age group)

FREE - movie in the theater (see options below by grade) 93 people maximum, no minimum

FREE - GRADES Pre K-1, TEACHER LED - Borrow our "Busy Boats" book to read aloud to your group and follow with a "Make your own spyglass" craft! - We will supply the materials for FREE. Follow up by taking your students and spy glasses through the visitor center using one of our scavenger hunts!

$15 Setup Fee- GRADES Pre K-12, Choose your own Science on a Sphere data sets and our staff will load them and provide you with an I-Pad for you and your students to control the Sphere! (limited bench seating in room, see below for data set information)

$5/student - GRADES 4-12, Let our staff lead your students in a "ROV-in-a-Box" underwater robotics program (1.5 hrs) 30 student maximum or $30 minimum

$750/up to 75 people - GRADES Pre K-12, narrated classroom cruise aboard Lady Michigan glass-bottom boat (1.5 hrs)

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Science on a Sphere programming available:

Create-a-playlist to fit your curriculum! go to https://sos.noaa.gov/Datasets/ and choose datasets for your visit and then send our way

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Scavenger Hunts, please check all that apply if you would like us to print them for you

Grade: Pre K-1

Grade: 2-3

Grade: 4-5

Grade: 6-12 "Selfie Scavenger Hunt" (requires camera phone/students can work in teams)

Download all scavenger hunts here: http://thunderbayfriends.org/index.php/scavenger-hunts/

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Movies GRADE: Pre K-2

The Marvelous Musical Report (10 min)- Explore the waters and creatures of the four Marine National Monuments of the Pacific Ocean with this musical short, lead by a singing mustached guide and his backup band.

Once Upon a Tide (10 min)- Blending the visual and moral elements of a mystical fairy tale, Once Upon a Tide tells of the importance of marine life and ocean conservation.

Movies GRADE: 2-5

Riddle in a Bottle (30 min) two riddle-solvers discover how water connects us all!

Paddle to the Sea (27 min) adventures of a toy Native American canoe as it makes its way from Lake Superior to the Atlantic Ocean

Movies GRADE: 6-12

Tragedies in the Mist (27 min) Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary documentary

Project Shiphunt (45 min) Five high school students from Saginaw, Michigan discover a shipwreck in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Lake Invaders: The Fight for Lake Huron (56 min) biologists trace the history of Lake Huron's invasive species

Lost on the Reef (16 min) Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, maritime archaeology, and some of the wrecks within this monument located in the Pacific Ocean.

Does your group plan to eat lunch during your visit? *

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Second choice date *

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Payment is due day of visit.

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