Build a model water filter and learn about our connection to the health of NYC’s waterways. This program occurs in the Pier 57 Discovery Tank, a climate-controlled indoor space.

Program Objectives:
• Students will be able to define and identify the ecological significance of an Estuary
• Students will be able to identify basic elements of NYC’s waste water treatment process
• Students will be able to identify ways in which they can reduce water pollution
• Students will be able to define plastics and their impact on the environment

Program Activities:
• NYC Sewer System Demonstration
• Plastic Pollution Experiment
• Microplastics Under the Microscope
• Water Filter Build Activity

Investigate the impacts of climate change on NYC’s shorelines through a hands-on engineering challenge. This program occurs in the Pier 57 Discovery Tank, a climate controlled indoor space.

Program Objectives:
• Students will be able to define and identify the ecological significance of an Estuary
• Students will be able to define weather and climate
• Students will be able to describe the impacts on sea level rise on NYC’s shorelines
• Students will be able to identify ways in which they can reduce their carbon footprint

Program Activities:
• Watershed Geography and Brackish Water Experiment
• Introduction to Climate Change
• Hands-on Shoreline Engineering Challenge

Learn about anatomy, adaptations and biodiversity through games and creative activities.

Program Objectives:
• Students will be able to define and identify the ecological significance of an estuary
• Students will be able to identify fish and various other organisms in the Hudson River
• Students will be able to identify adaptations fish use to survive in the Hudson River
• Students will be able to define ways they can contribute to the health of the Hudson River and its wildlife

Program Activities:
• Watershed Geography and Brackish Water Experiment
• Fish Anatomy Activity
• Food Web Fun
• Exploration of the Discovery Tank’s Touchscreen Games

Take a peek through a microscope and observe some of the Estuary’s smallest organisms. This program occurs in the Pier 57 Discovery Tank, a climate-controlled indoor space.

Program Objectives:
• Students will be able to define and identify the ecological significance of an Estuary
• Students will be able to define plankton and identify the difference between phytoplankton and zooplankton
• Students will learn how to operate microscopes to view microscopic organisms
• Students will identify plankton's role in the Hudson River food web

Program Activities:
• Watershed geography and brackish water experiment
• Plankton 101
• Plankton Under the Microscope

Engage in an interactive role-play activity centered on environmental justice and civic engagement. This program occurs in the Pier 57 Discovery Tank, a climate controlled indoor space.

Program Objectives:
• Students will be able to define and identify the ecological significance of an Estuary
• Students will be able to identify basic elements of NYC’s waste water treatment process
• Students will be able to identify at least one environmental impact of climate change
• Students will be able to discuss solutions to a local environmental concern that support and protect all stakeholders

Program Activities:
• NYC Sewer System Demonstration
• Environmental Justice Discussion
• Student-driven Mock Community Board Meeting

For groups that have scheduled a custom program with the River Project team.