Ocean Life Education’s Habitats Program
One of Ocean Life Educations most popular programs is our Habitats Program, which focuses on curriculum learning for students in Prep and Year One. It’s a wonderful interactive based learning experience that focuses on how living things have a few basic needs to survive.
Read on to find out more about our year 1 science incursions in Brisbane…
A Voyage of Discovery
Students discover what a habitat is and that in order for an area to be a suitable habitat for an animal, it needs to provide the fundamental elements: food, water, shelter, air and oxygen.
Exploring a Diverse Range of Habitats
Key habitat areas explored are rocky shores, sandy beaches, mangroves, sea grass beds, coral reefs, and the open ocean.
Find out more about diverse ocean habitats here.
How Ocean Animals Suit their Habitat
Students will discover that animals vary greatly, coming in different shapes and sizes, therefore requiring different types of 
habitat areas. They will find out through interaction, that our live display animals may live in one or more of these habitat areas and why.
This is a fun and exhilarating way for students to grasp all the key concepts about living things and their habitat.
Helping you Plan your Incursion
In the planning stages, we work with schools and home school centres to ensure your needs are met, and that we are focusing on what’s relevant to your teaching goals. If you have a special area of interest, we will concentrate on that.
Then, on the day of the incursion, our enthusiastic Marine Educators deliver highly educational, fun and engaging incursion that children will remember for a lifetime.
Our Primary Programs
Building Foundational Science Knowledge
These incursions will provide a dynamic and engaging way for Year 1 and Prep students to build foundational knowledge in science, fostering curiosity and a deeper appreciation for the natural world and imprinting a sense of ownership for its wellbeing.
Imprinting a Love of the Ocean
We stand by the statement that you ‘protect what you know and love’ and believe that teaching children about the ocean will help create environmental advocates of the future.
Our whole crew is passionate about the ocean, and we think this is very apparent during our science incursions and what makes the learning experience with Ocean Life Education very special indeed.
Find out about our Ocean Habitats Excursions
Learn about wetland habitats here
A Note About Year 1 Curriculum Science: Biological Science
Our incursions sit under the Australian Curriculum unit ‘Science Understanding’ and under the sub strand of ‘Biological Science’.
Understanding Sciences
AC9S1U01
Identify the basic needs of plants and animals including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs.