Georgia Aquarium

Welcome to the Georgia Aquarium

Located in Atlanta, the Georgia Aquarium houses more than 100,000 animals and represents several thousand species. The aquarium was created by Jeff Swanagan after businessman Bernard Marcus announced a vision of an aquarium that would encourage education and economic growth in 2001. On November 23, 2005, the aquarium opened to the public after 27 months of construction. The aquarium is also part of the Smithsonian Affiliations program!

Take a Virtual Field Trip to the Georgia Aquarium

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Where in the world is the Georgia Aquarium?

The Georgia Aquarium is located in Atlanta, Georgia. The aquarium houses over 100,000 animals and represents several thousand species. It’s also one of the largest aquariums in the world and holds 6.3 MILLION gallons of water!

Georgia Aquarium Playlist

Listen to the Georgia Aquarium playlist and enjoy the greatest underwater-themed songs. Each song was hand-selected by kids, for kids!

Travel Journal

Use this journal to take notes and draw pictures of your virtual field trip. Each time you visit a new landmark, you will receive new pages for your travel journal. Make sure to print (or download) the pages to take notes and celebrate your adventure.

Georgia Aquarium Sensory Water Bottle Activity

Take a deep breath and watch the water swirl with a sensory water bottle!

Supplies:

  • An empty water bottle or jar
  • Glitter blue, buttons, or large container of glitter
  • Water

Directions:

  1. Take any sized water bottle or mason jar and add a large spoonful of glitter glue or dry glitter.
  2. Fill it almost all the way up with water.
  3. Put the lid back on tightly and give a good shake to make the glitter swirl!
  4. As the water is swirling, watch the glitter move throughout the container and focus on your breathing.

 

Think of the glitter as your thoughts when you’re feeling scared, stressed, upset, or angry. It’s hard to see clearly when everything is swirling around the jar. This is like your mind when you start feeling these emotions. It can be hard to think clearly. This happens to everyone, including adults! Now, put the jar down and watch what happens to the glitter. See how the glitter is settling down, and the water is clearing? When you take a moment to calm down, your thoughts start to settle and you start seeing things clearly.

Coloring Page

Color your way across the USA! Print and color this exciting coloring page and add it to your travel journal.

Georgia Aquarium Recipe – Peach-Banana Smoothie Popsicles

Ingredients:

  • 3 medium ripe peaches, pitted and quartered (with or without peel)
  • 1 medium banana
  • 1 cup non-fat plain Greek yogurt
  • ½ cup low-fat milk
  • 3 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon ground allspice

Directions:

  1. Using a blender, blend all ingredients together until smooth.
  2. Pour into popsicle molds and freeze.
  3. If you don’t have molds, you can use an ice cube tray or small paper cups!
  4. When the mixture is slightly frozen, place popsicle sticks or plastic spoons into each serving and return to the freezer.
  5. When the mixture is completely frozen, remove from the molds, serve, and enjoy!

Postcard

Pay it forward! Use this postcard to write a letter to a family member or a friend. This simple gesture of kindness can make their day!

STEP 1 – Click on the postcard.
STEP 2 – Download to your computer.
STEP 3 – Fill out your postcard and press save.
STEP 4 – Once you have saved your postcard, you can email it to a friend, or print and deliver it to them.
STEP 5 – Start a ripple effect! Send this postcard to multiple family members and friends. Just repeat the steps and save your new postcard with a new name.

These intentional acts of kindness are contagious and when you pay it forward, it will inspire others to do the same.

Virtual Souvenir

Congratulations! You have unlocked a virtual souvenir! This sticker will be added to your BE KIND American Adventure suitcase.

 

Visit the Georgia Aquarium website to learn more.

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