Grade 3-5 School Programs

These programs are especially appropriate for students in grades 3 to 5:

Classroom Programs

Exhibit Programs

Whale Day

Assembly Programs

Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks

These charts indicate how New England Aquarium Grades 3-5 school programs support Life Science skills, Earth Science skills, Mathematics skills, Technology and Engineering skills and Social Science and History skills in the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework.

Click on each program name for curriculum information specific to that class. Download and print out a PDF of this information.

Life Science Skills
Squid: Inside and Out	x	x		x	x
Penguins	x	x			x
Tidepool Adaptations	x	x	x	x			x
Sharks	x	x		x	x
Water Properties	x
Go Fish!	x				x	x		x	x
Behind-the-Scenes Tours
Whale Day	x	x		x	x		x
The Rockhopper Hop		x			x
The Tidepool Review		x
Field Experiences	x
Whale Game Show		x

Earth Science Skills
Squid: Inside and Out
Penguins
Tidepool Adaptations	x			x
Sharks
Water Properties
Go Fish!
Behind-the-Scenes Tours
Whale Day
The Rockhopper Hop
The Tidepool Review
Field Experiences
Whale Game Show

Mathematics Skills
Squid: Inside and Out	x	x	x
Penguins
Tidepool Adaptations
Sharks
Water Properties
Go Fish!	x
Behind-the-Scenes Tours
Whale Day	x
The Rockhopper Hop
The Tidepool Review
Field Experiences	x	x
Whale Game Show

Technology and Engineering Skills
Squid: Inside and Out	x
Penguins
Tidepool Adaptations	x	x			x
Sharks
Water Properties
Go Fish!	x
Behind-the-Scenes Tours	x	x
Whale Day	x	x
The Rockhopper Hop
The Tidepool Review	x
Field Experiences
Whale Game Show

Social Science and History Skills
Squid: Inside and Out
Penguins
Tidepool Adaptations
Sharks
Water Properties
Go Fish!	x		x
Behind-the-Scenes Tours
Whale Day
The Rockhopper Hop
The Tidepool Review
Field Experiences
Whale Game Show

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