Bay Science

Week One: 
Bay Science, June 15 – 19

Bay Science Adventures: Ages 5 – 7
Bay Science Explorers: Ages 8 – 11

Description:

Explore the unique habitats of the San Francisco Bay, including the intertidal rocky shore, dock-side ecosystems, a sandy beach and mudflats. Investigate the fascinating organisms that live in the bay and their adaptations. Meet a sea squirt, hold a shoreline crab, taste seaweed and learn how everything is interconnected in bay food chains. Take a special bus field trip to explore beautiful Crab Cove in Alameda. Study bay fish and their adaptations and make colorful fish prints. Observe and identify bay shoreline birds. Discover plankton in field microscopes. Create a three-dimensional bay model and experiment with the unique features of the San Francisco Bay. Learn about the problems of stormwater pollution to the bay and how to reduce this pollution at the source.

Our Explorers will also experience the open waters of the bay on a special boat ride on The Pegasus. Meanwhile our Adventurers will experience the wonders of Belly Biology on the marina docks.  

Drop Off and Pick Up Locations:

Day	Date	Drop-off Location	Pick-up Location
Monday	June 15	Orchard Picnic Area	Orchard Picnic Area
Tuesday	June 16	Berkeley Marina (Explorers boat ride on the bay)	Berkeley Marina
Wednesday	June 17	Orchard Picnic Area	Orchard Picnic Area
Thursday	June 18	Berkeley Marina *special bus field trip to Crab Cove	Berkeley Marina
Friday	June 19	Lake Anza (Drop-off is on the grassy field by the Parking Lot)	Lake Anza (Pick-up will be down the hill and through the Lake Anza Gate)