Ocean Commotion
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Help celebrate 25 years of Ocean Commotion on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at LSU’s Pete Maravich Assembly Center where you and your students will browse through over 60 live exhibits featuring ocean/coastal related topics. Each school must coordinate and complete one registration for each session (AM is 5th-8th grade, PM is K-4th). This will be coordinated by one contact teacher for the morning and one for the afternoon session. Schools must come with sufficient chaperones to control and accompany students (1 chaperone to 10 students is recommended).
Apply for a spot for your school: 2023 School Application period is closed.
The deadline to apply is Friday, September 8, 2023. Applications received after this day will be added to the waitlist and notified if a spot becomes available.
For school or teacher related question about Ocean Commotion, contact Ali McMillan at [email protected] .
Teacher Aids:
Pre-Ocean Commotion Activities:
- Activity: Coast Cards
- Activity: Environment
- Activity: Estuaries- Teacher Background Info
- Activity: Finding Your Way On Board a Boat
- Activity: Louisiana Shells (also available: Shells PowerPoint presentation)
- Activity: Magazine Project
- Activity: Visual Presentations
- Activity: Wave Machine
- Activity: A Weighty Issue
- Activity: Why are Estuaries Important?
Post-Ocean Commotion Activities:
- Activity: Dioramas
- Activity: Finding Your Way On Board a Boat
- Activity: Louisiana Shells (also available: Shells PowerPoint presentation)
- Activity: Sea Creature Hats
- Activity: What Did I Learn?
- Participation Award
- Student Feedback Sheet
Other Resources:
- Activity: Cool Aquatic Websites
- Fin Whale Info Sheet
- Masks: Coastal Critters
- Masks: Coastal Critter Facts
Ocean Commotion Posters & Facts:
2016: Ocean Folklore
Poster & Facts
2015: Horseshoe Crab & Knot
Poster & Facts
2014 Lined Seahorse
Poster & Facts
2013: Shrimp, Crab & Flounder
Poster & Facts
2012: Diatoms
Poster & Facts
2011: Squid & Octopi
Poster & Facts
Sea Puzzles: About the Sea Puzzles
Make a day of Ocean Commotion and visit other places of interest near the LSU campus.