Employees of the Museum of the World ocean invite teachers and pupils to lessons-excursions held in the museum expositions. Aquarium dwellers, splendid biological and geological collections and equipment of the SRV Vitiaz help to study natural sciences.

LESSONS OF BIOLOGY
“Animal Diversity”

“Lighthouses of Geological Epochs” (Class: Protozoon. Radiolaria – assistants of geologists)
“Microscopic Builders of the Planet” (Phylum: Acoelomates. Coral polyps)
“One-legged Beauties” (Phylum: Mollusca. Diversity, living conditions and features of constitution)
“Thorny Relatives” (Phylum: Echinoderms. Starfish, urchins and basketfish)
“Tireless Travelers” (Class: Cartilaginous Fishes. Order: Sharks, Rays and Ratfish)
“Giants of the Ocean” (Order: Mammals. Pinnipedia and Cetacea)

“Development and Laws of Animal Allocation on the Earth”

“This Road is Never-ending…” (Proof of animal evolution)
“Tree of Life with Roots Up and Down” (Diversity of species as a result of evolution)
“Has a House Got Any Boundaries?” (Areal, migration and laws of allocation of sea animals)

“Biocoenosis”

“Garden of Unexpected Meetings” (Natural and artificial biocoenosis)
“Like Farther Like…” (Ecology and its influence on biocoenosis)
“Tough Justice or Kingdom of Terror” (Interrelation of biocoenosis components and their adjustment)
“Our Common Home” (Study of interrelation of animals with other components of nature)

“Origin of Life on the Earth”

“Living Past of the Earth” (The history of the ocean life)
“Stairs of Life” (Stages of life development on the Earth)

LESSONS OF GEOGRAPHY

Natural History

“How Does Person Study Nature?”
“Stellar Sky”
“What Is inside the Earth?”
“Living Past of the Earth”
“Life in Oceans and Seas”
“How Did Person Explore the Earth?”
Earth’s Geography

“How Person Explored the Blue Planet” (Development of geographical knowledge)
“Guidebooks for Humankind” (Maps and globe)
“The Earth from A to Z” (Methods of the Earth exploration)
“There We Stay” (Structure of the earth crust, rocks and minerals)
“Underwater Pantries” (Natural resources of the World ocean)
“Amazing World of the Ocean” (Plants and animals)
“Secrets of the Weather Gods” (Weather monitoring)

Geography of Russia

“From the History of Exploration of Russia” (Exploration of marginal and enclosed seas of Russia)
“The Most Western Shore of Russian Land” (Nature, history, economy, science and education in Koenigsberg-Kaliningrad)

Geography of the World

“Methods of Geographic Research”
“Natural Resources of the World Ocean”

Study with Fun!

Curators:
Tatiana Molokanova, head of department on work with visitors
Tatiana Kugay, head of methodological sector
Svetlana Yarets, research officer on work with visitors
Tel. 007 (4012) 34-02-44

Lesson-exhibition “Secrets of the Ocean”

Absorbing lesson with the museum objects will acknowledges pupils and adults with mysterious world of the ocean. Children hold unique exhibits, for example, stuffed sea animals and fish; find a place on the map for seas and rocks with the help of magical magnetic maps; move to the past of our planet; carry out experiments themselves and feel like real naturalists!
Audience: junior and secondary schoolchildren, up to 20 people.

Role Excursion-game “Pirates’ Secrets”

This role excursion-game aboard the Vitiaz acquaints with the bright historical period of seafaring – with the epoch of piracy. Children will move to the times of sea robbers and adventurers, feel the romance of sea adventures, follow the routes of brave corsairs Fransys Drake and William Dampier and conquer the waters of the Caribbean Sea in search of chest with treasures. Team spirit and contest conditions will teach children how to show their wit and achieve their goals!
Audience: junior and secondary schoolchildren, up to 20 people.

Playing Lesson “Boatswain’s School”

You will learn about tacking, sea knots, and mariner’s gait and conquer a real storming ladder. Then having learnt marine language and undergone all the challenges you can test yourself on readiness to navy and… will be ordained into a sea cadet!
Audience: secondary and high schoolchildren, up to 20 people.

Role Excursion-game “Take the Position. Submerge!”

You are welcome to the crew of the submarine B-413, let’s go to an autonomous navigation! You will submerge, carry out so called torpedo attack, course, extinguish a virtual fire, work with a periscope and course to the base. Sounds of working submarine and commands from the centre create a real atmosphere of an undersea ship. Each participant will fell like a real submariner!
Audience: high schoolchildren, students and adults, up to 15 people.

Let’s contest with the opposite team and check our knowledge about nature and history of the ocean exploration! All you need is to “look into your brain” and add some wit and victory is guaranteed!
Audience: secondary and high schoolchildren, up to 40 people.

Workshop “The Island of Do-It-Himselfers”

You will get acquainted with the exhibition “Giants of the Ocean”, learn interesting facts about life of whales and ancient art of origami and make keepsakes of sea giants and their relatives…
Audience: junior and secondary schoolchildren, up to 15 people.

Creative Studio “Sea Colours”

Young seascape painters can try to paint with stained glass colours, master their depicting of ocean dwellers and make unusual sea souvenir!
Audience: secondary and high schoolchildren, up to 20 people.

Price-list

“Pirates’ Secrets” - 50 rubbles
“Sea Battle” - 50 rubbles
“Secrets of the Ocean” - 50 rubbles
“The Island of Do-It-Himselfers” - 30 rubbles
“Sea Colours” - 40 rubbles
“Boatswain’s School” - 50 rubbles
“Take the Position. Submerge!” - 60 rubbles (adults – 100 rubbles)
“New Year Adventures in the Ocean” - 100 rubbles
“New Year Adventures in the Ocean” plus chief-mass - 120 rubbles

Curators – workers of department on work with visitors:
Tatiana Kugay, head of museum pedagogics department,
Svetlana Yarets, research officer