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It's all within an easy walk of the [train] station too – including The Maritime Aquarium, the one relatively new building in the group and the one that enables grownups to enjoy browsing and shopping while still entertaining the children."
– The New York Times
Visit the Aquarium

Sea Star Fun Fact

Try not to call these cool shoreline creatures "starfish." Sea stars aren't fish, so the proper name is "sea star."  (Similarly, call them jellies, not jellyfish.)

 

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Aquarium Activity Sheets

Teachers – and families – can download these Activity Sheets and Scavenger Hunt to create an engaged and focused Aquarium visit.

pdfFrogs Activity Sheet 

pdfMeerkats Activity Sheet

pdfGo Fish Activity Sheet

pdfAquarium Scavenger Hunt Activity Sheet

 

Aquarium Spotlight

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Aquarium Scavenger Hunt

Find animals with specific behaviors and adaptations.

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  Poll of the Week

  Jean-Michel Cousteau comes          to the Aquarium May 20.          Have you ever been scuba            diving? Answer here.

 

The Maritime Aquarium inspires people of all ages to appreciate Long Island Sound
and protect it for future generations. A vibrant and entertaining learning environment,
it achieves this goal through living exhibits, marine science, and environmental education.

10 North Water Street          Norwalk, CT 06854          Phone: 203.852.0700         Fax: 203.838.5416

The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation

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