Comparing aquariums and natural environments:
1. Before you get started, find definitions for the terms below:
-Estuary
-Slough
-Aquarium
-Kelp
2. Look at one or more pictures from google on “aquarium exhibits” and “natural slough” or at the 2 websites below
anddescribe the differences between aquarium exhibits and natural slough, based on these photographs. (Include your photographs)https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/habitats http://www.elkhornslough.org/
3. Go to: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/habitats and visit a few exhibits at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California to see whether you think the aquarium is a good human -made habitat for marine animals. To do this, complete the following:
4. Make a chart with five rows and four columns. In the first column, label rows two through five "animals," "plants," "what's good about this exhibit" and "what's not good about this exhibit." In the top row, label columns two through four " Monterey Bay Habitats,""Kelp Forest," and "Open Sea"
5.Go to the following Web pages for the Monterey Bay Aquarium-using this link: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/habitats to see examples of aquarium habitats. Complete your chart with as much information as you can find on each page.
-Monterey bay habitats
-Kelp forests - Open Sea
6.Add to or change the "T-chart" to show the comparisons you would now make between aquarium and natural habitats.
7.Discuss some of the problems that arise when keeping marine animals in aquariums.List your ideas.
8.Discuss as a class the things that aquariums such as the Monterey Bay Aquarium do to make
their habitats resemble natural habitats. Do you think they are doing a good job?