Aquarium of the Pacific- Event 1

            On July 16, 2013 I took my daughter with me to explore the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, CA for one of the events for this class.  I have been to the aquarium several times since it opened but this time really changed the way I saw it.  I went into the Aquarium of the Pacific with a view of science and art on my mind.

 

 

            When looking at the tanks I saw fish and sea life that live in our oceans but I also an art piece.  The tanks are designed in a way to look very appealing to the eye.  Within these fish tanks you see things that you see in paintings of the ocean.  The fish tanks are kept extremely clean for the animals but I think are also kept so clean to make the tanks look like masterpieces.  With all the technology there is today, we are able to know what deep down in the ocean really looks like.  We are able to know what type of fish live in what environment in the ocean.  I have always found ocean life and the ocean in general a very fascinating place.

           

 Another thing I was able to see was an instructor of the aquarium teaching young students on a field trip about different animals that they would see. She was teaching the students technical terms and showing them pictures but after they learned about each animal she has a kid come up and put that animals costume on an act out a little play of each animal. This was teaching the children about the ocean and animals but also doing it in a way that used performing arts.  This instructor was using both art and science to get the children to learn.