Eco Teen: Turtle Researcher (12-16)

Embrace your teen's passion for sea, science and sustainability these school holidays! 

We're serving up a full day program of nature nurturing, hands-on fun with a focus on everyone's fave keystone species; sea turtles. Eco Teen - Turtle Researcher is the perfect program for budding marine biologists or wannabe sustainability warriors as we go deep into what it takes to research, rescue and help recover endangered and essential species. Teens get hands-on in the 'field' (beach!) and in the 'lab', getting a taste of ranger and researcher life. We wrap it all up (literally) by crafting reusable eco products to take home!

Availability: 

• This exclusive program will run from from 8.45am - 3.00pm on select dates during WA school holidays
• Available to teens aged 12-16
• Places are strictly limited, bookings are essential.
  

Includes/Example Timetable:

• Beach walk & survey - conduct field micro plastic research and reporting as you explore the shore!
• Guided tour of key exhibits including AQWA's Turtle Rescue Pool; go behind the scenes and get up close to rescue turtles as our Guide feeds them
• Turtle biologist lecture: discover identification & observable features, habitats and key ecological role.
• Lunch included.
• Turtle lab: become a wildlife ranger and use our models to imitate real-life field research such as scanning turtle ID tags, collecting size and weight data; hatchling surveying via nest 'excavations' and more!
• Plastics reduction chat; learn about this major threat as you unleash your creativity and make your own eco-alternative products to take home: reusable bags & beeswax food wraps 
• Containers For Change collection bag to kick-start your home CFC challenge