Newport’s Oregon Coast Aquarium is visiting elementary schools in Tillamook, Seaside and Astoria today through Thursday, making coastal and ocean education accessible to kids who may not have an opportunity to explore the Oregon Coast with their families or during field trips.

The aquarium is deploying its outreach team across Oregon, Northern California and southern Washington for 21 weeks this academic school year to deliver marine science themed facts and fun to over 34,000 students.

Programming options include four different outreach programs that focus on marine animal adaptations.

The interactive presentations include recorded animal sounds or videos, and an opportunity to touch real biofacts. Students participate by donning costumes, comparing their own size to that of wild animals or singing along to learn animal anatomy and adaptations. The theme for the North Coast area this year is sharks.

For information, call 541-867-3474 or go to http://aquarium.org