Booking a Virtual Focus Trip with Mote

Ready to connect your learners with Mote’s ocean experts? We use TidyCal.com to make scheduling easy. Here’s how to book your program and choose a payment option that works for you.Step 1: Choose How You Want to Book💳 Pay Now (Credit Card or Bank Tr...

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Aug 12, 2025
Weekend Wonders: Axolotl

Meet the Awesome Axolotl 🌸🦎 With frilly gills and a face that seems to smile, the axolotl is one of the most captivating amphibians you'll ever meet. Unlike most salamanders, axolotls don’t outgrow their juvenile form, a rare trait known...

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Aug 09, 2025
Make a Mangrove Paper-craft Tree Activity

Mangrove trees aren’t just cool-looking, they’re coastal superheroes. With tangled roots and leafy branches, they create habitats, trap sediment, and protect shorelines. This week’s STEMventure invites you to build your own model mangrove tree and di...

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Aug 08, 2025
New SEA Me Read - Next Time You See a Pill Bug

Crawl into a STEM storybook about roly-polies, investigate invertebrates, and meet their crustacean cousins.We’re excited to introduce a brand-new addition to our SEA Me Read series: Next Time You See a Pill Bug, from NSTA Kids and written by Emily M...

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Aug 07, 2025
Dive Deeper with Endless Oceans Online

Endless Oceans Online The ocean never stops changing, and neither should we. Mote’s Endless Oceans Online is a self-paced course, hosted in Google Classroom, designed for curious learners of all ages who want to dive into marine s...

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Aug 06, 2025
Over three decades of STEM learning journeys

Did you know Mote Marine Laboratory helped pioneer virtual learning long before Zooming was part of daily life? In 1986, Mote made a commitment to expand its K–12 education efforts. Just three years later, that vision came to life when Dr....

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Aug 05, 2025
Weekend Wonders: Zebra Sharks

Meet Schnitzel the Zebra Shark 🦓🦈 Schnitzel may be covered in spots, but he gets his name from the striped pattern zebra sharks have as juveniles. These stripes fade into spots as they grow older, which is why they are a...

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Aug 02, 2025