Press Release
Register now for Fla. Museum K-5 class Oct. 26 during Alachua County Schools student holiday
For Immediate Release Oct. 8, 2007
Contact:
Paul Ramey, APR
Assistant Director, Marketing and Public Relations
Florida Museum of Natural History
(352) 846-2000, ext. 218, pramey@flmnh.ufl.edu
Writer: Christine Eschenfelder
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Florida Museum of Natural History is offering the day class "Predators of Sea," 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 26 for children in grades K-5. This date is a student holiday on the Alachua County Public Schools calendar.
Participants will discover some of the most fearsome marine predators and learn how these animals thrive in Earth's oldest habitat.
Cost for the day class is $72 for Florida Museum members and $86 for non-members. Pre-registration is required. Students should dress appropriately for outdoor activities and bring a sack lunch. For more information, visit www.flmnh.ufl.edu/education/childrens_classes.htm or call (352) 846-2000, ext. 277.
This class complements the Florida Museum's temporary exhibit "Megalodon: Largest Shark that Ever Lived," on display through Jan. 6, 2008. Visitors enter the exhibit through the jaws of a full-size 60-foot-long Megalodon sculpture and learn about this shark's life history and the world it inhabited. Megalodon lived worldwide before vanishing 2 million years ago. The exhibit showcases both fossil and modern shark specimens as well as full-scale models.
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The Florida Museum of Natural History is Florida's state natural history museum, dedicated to understanding, preserving and interpreting biological diversity and cultural heritage. It is located near the intersection of Southwest 34th Street and Hull Road in the University of Florida Cultural Plaza in Gainesville. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Butterfly Rainforest admission is $8.50 for adults ($7.50 Fla. residents) and $4.50 for children ages 3-12. Prices subject to change. For more information, including directions and parking, call (352) 846-2000, or visit www.flmnh.ufl.edu.