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This is SeaFest’s most popular activity. It brings both adults and children together with the local scientist’s and their research in the Science Zone. You will learn about current scientific research on climate change, ocean conditions and more. After picking up a “Passport” in the Kid’s Zone Tent, children can then visit the Science Zone and find clues and answers to questions found at each exhibit. When the correct answers are given you then receive a stamp on your passport. When your passport is filled, return it to the Kid’s Zone Tent and select a free gift for participating. (Printable Passports (pdf): Child | Adult) Tidepool "No-Take" Walk - Practice tip-toeing through a tidepool without "taking" any wildlife or plants. On this version of the "cake walk" game everybody wins when the music stops if you remember to walk on bare rock, rather than upon tidepool animals and plants. The
Incredible Journey: travels of a water molecule Chompy the Shark Craft by the Oregon Coast Aquarium – Join us and build your very own pet shark. Guaranteed to be the envy of all your friends, Chompy the shark is the perfect solution for keeping away pesky sea lions from sneaking into your bathtub. Your parents will be so proud to see you take responsibility for such an impressive creature, not to mention just how cool he'll look hanging on your refrigerator door. Don't have room for a shark? Make it a gift for the grandparents! Nothing says you care quite like a large Carcharodon carcharias. Disclaimer - The Aquarium is not responsible for any shark bites or injuries resulting from keeping a shark taped to your refrigerator door. Dressed for Success: by the Oregon Coast Aquarium (children 10 and under) Oddwater: by the Oregon Coast Aquarium (all ages) Animals living in the ocean have developed creative and unusual ways of staying alive-and these are just the ones we know about! Seahorses can change their color to match their environment, hagfish and parrotfish engulf themselves in a gooey coat of slime to deter predators. This exciting and interactive presentation challenges you to look beyond outward appearances and seek a deeper understanding of some of the ocean's oddest, but most amazing creatures. Join us for a lesson in survival.
Talk about Trees & Papermaking –How well do you know your forest? Test your skills at identifying parts and products that come from trees at the Talk about Trees booth. Then join Ms. B and friends for a special session to create your own hand-made paper decorated with plants and other fun and festive bits and pieces that will make it one-of-a-kind. Recycling Pro Quest - Kids, come and explore why and how we recycle through fun hands-on activities. You will collect hidden clues at each activity station while learning about marine debris, sorting and charting recycling, and reusing materials before they enter the waste stream. The collected clues will help you find the hidden box where you can log in as an official "Recycling Pro". Storyweaver – Rebecca “Storyweaver” Cohen, Newport’s own Oracle, tells lively tales of sea creatures for children of all ages. Four 10-minute sessions from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Come prepared to have fun in this audience participation activity Beautiful Bookmarks: by Newport Public Library –Stop by the Newport Public Library display at SeaFest, where kids can make their own decorative bookmarks in this fun craft activity staffed by Newport's experts on children's books and literature. Fish Printing – Educators from Sea Grant will teach you about the ancient Japanese technique of printing the shape and characteristics of a fish onto paper from the painted fish itself. This is a fascinating, entertaining and educational activity for children and adults. You will be able to take home your own print from a selection of fishes. Incredible Edible Bugs - explore live macro invertebrates. Participants of all ages will get to locate, catch and observe native stream bugs from local streams. They can draw pictures of them, identify them and check them out under a magnifier. Great fun for young and old alike. It's buggeriffic! Face Painting - Hey kids if you want to stand out in the crowd and show off your enthusiasm for the deep blue sea then visit the face painting booth and have your face decorated with creatures from the sea. Cost: $1 Jellyfish Jamboree - Learn about the fascinating world of sea jellies as you explore a giant jellyfish and create your own miniature version to take home as a reminder of your voyage to the deep! Bilingual educators from Sea Grant will lead you through these fun activities for kids of all ages. Attention Ocean Lovers and Story Writers! Theme: Why I Love the Ocean Please include your phone number, address, and email address with the Deadline: June 12, 2009 (extended!) Mail entries (use form) to:
Prizes to be awarded at Seafest on June 27, 2009 at the Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, Oregon Stories will be judged by Writers on the Edge, a Newport-based literary arts organization 2009
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: closed-Friday, May 29, 2009
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Toss – Join the fun and practice your boating skills. Participants
will coil rope and then toss a buoy (attached to the rope) at a
life ring. If you can get the buoy through the center of
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| SeaFest@oregonstate.edu
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