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Weekend Wonders: diamondback terrapins 🐢

MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Aug 23

🐢 Weekend Wonders: the bedotted Diamondback Terrapin — explore Florida’s only brackish water turtle and its unique estuary home.

🔗 Read more: motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/week...

#DotDay #InternationalDotDay #terrapin

Weekend Wonders: Diamondback terrapins thrive where rivers meet the sea. Join us to celebrate their dazzling dots this #InternationalDotDay.

Meet M.A.R.V.E.N. – the Mote Aquarium Roving Virtual Exhibit Navigator

MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Aug 19

🤖 Meet M.A.R.V.E.N. — the Mote Aquarium Roving Virtual Exhibit Navigator. Our new livestreaming cart connects classrooms to marine science with real-time, behind-the-scenes access to the exhibits and animals at Mote.

🔗 Learn more: motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/meet...

Weekend Wonders: Roseate Spoonbill 🌸🐦

MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Aug 16

🌸 Weekend Wonder: Meet the roseate spoonbill—one of Florida’s most striking wading birds. With its vivid pink feathers and unique spoon-shaped bill, this bird sweeps shallow waters to find food in a way few others can.

Full post: motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/week...

Dive Into Dot Day with Mote Marine Laboratory – September 15 at 1:00 pm ET

MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Aug 14

Celebrate #InternationalDotDay with Mote Marine Laboratory in a creative, interactive ocean-themed Virtual Focus Trip that blends art, science, imagination, and fishes.

🐠 Spots, dots, and sea life.
📅 Sept 15, 1 pm ET
🆓 FREE

motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/dive...

@intldotday.bsky.social

Celebrate Dot Day with Mote. Explore ocean patterns, learn about marine life, and create your own ocean masterpiece.

International Dot Day | Celebrate Creativity Now

Reposted by MARVEN

InternationalDotDay @intldotday.bsky.social · Aug 12

Has your school, library or community group signed up for #InternationalDotDay global celebration of creativity? Join over 32 million participants in 190+ countries! Free downloadable #DotDay guide w registration: www.internationaldotday.org @peterhreynolds.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social

Join #InternationalDotDay - a global creative celebration, courage and community. Sign up to connect, create, and inspire with millions worldwide on September 15-ish - and share how you will use your ...

www.internationaldotday.org

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MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Aug 13

🏆 Mote Marine Laboratory receives the prestigious 2024-2025 CILC.org Pinnacle Award for Virtual Learning Excellence. Our thanks to the teachers, students, and staff who made this honor possible.

📚 Celebrating 30 years of connecting classrooms together.
motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/mote...

#STEM

Mote Marine Laboratory Receives 2024–2025 CILC Pinnacle Award for Virtual Learning Excellence

Booking a Virtual Focus Trip with Mote

MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Aug 12

📅 Booking a Virtual Focus Trip with Mote is now easier than ever. We’ve added TidyCal.com integration for quick scheduling + payment. Now, only our available time slots are shown so you know exactly when to connect.
motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/book...

Dive Deeper with Endless Oceans Online

MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Aug 11

The ocean never stops changing—and neither should you. 🌊
Explore Mote’s Endless Oceans Online: self-paced lessons, Florida ecosystems, marine careers & more.
💻 Learn anytime | motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/dive...

#OceanEducation #MoteMarine

Make a Mangrove Paper-craft Tree Activity

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MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Aug 8

🌳 Mangroves aren’t just cool-looking—they’re coastal superheroes. Build your own model mangrove tree while learning how their tangled-rooted protect shorelines, trap sediment, and shelter wildlife.

🔗 Start crafting: motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/make...

#STEMventures

New SEA Me Read - Next Time You See a Pill Bug

MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Aug 7

🌊 New SEA Me Read: Next Time You See a Pill Bug
From land to sea, discover how pill bugs and their ocean cousins are connected.
Live virtual reading + live animal look for grades K–4.
🔗 motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/new-...
#SEAmeRead #VirtualLearning #EmilyMorgan #NSTAKids

Over three decades of STEM learning journey

MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Aug 6

📡 From shipwrecks to sharks, Mote has over 30 years of virtual learning journeys. It started all the way back in 1989—and we’ve been innovating ever since.
🔗 motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/over...
#EdTech #STEM #VirtualLearning

FMNP CEUs, In-Service Credit & Financial Support

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MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Aug 5

🎓 Teachers, naturalists, and lifelong learners: earn CEUs or in-service credit with the Florida Master Naturalist Program at Mote. Financial assistance is available.

🔗 Learn more: motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/fmnp...

#FMNP #ProfessionalDevelopment #LifelongLearning #TeacherPD

Weekend Wonders: Zebra Sharks

MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Aug 2

🌊 Weekend Wonders: Zebra Sharks!
Did you know zebra sharks lose their stripes as they grow? 🦓🦈
Read more: motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/week...

#MARVEN #sharks #ZebraShark #WeekendWonders #MarineBiology

Explore Florida’s Liquid Heart with the Lifelong Learning At Mote

MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Aug 1

❓🧠🌊 Ask The Ocean: Your Questions, Answered by Ocean Experts. Ever wonder how sharks sleep? What it takes to become a marine biologist? What it’s like to work at a world-class research lab? Now’s your chance to ask!
motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/ask-...

A wooden table with a laptop at the center displaying a digital yellow submarine and question icons on its screen. Surrounding the laptop are summer items: a straw hat, sunglasses, a glass of water, a vintage camera, and a smartphone showing an underwater question mark. At the top, the text reads “SEA SCIENCE: ASK THE OCEAN” in bold. In the bottom right corner is the UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 icon labeled “Life Below Water.”

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MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Jul 28

💧 Dive into Florida’s freshwater habitats this summer. Join us for an FMNP Freshwater Systems course and explore wetlands, wildlife, and water quality with expert-led field experiences.
🔗 Sign up today: motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/07/expl...

#FMNP #Freshwater #Florida #LifelongLearning

Mote Marine Lab - Remake Learning Days - Earth Day Estuary Explorations

MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Apr 22

About to go live with our #EarthDay / #RemakeLearningDays live Estuary Explorations. 4/22 3:30 pm ET. mote.org/event/estuar...

MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Apr 17

🌊 Go on a hike without the bug bites. 🥾 Celebrate Earth Day 🌍 with a virtual excursion into an
estuary! Explore mangroves and seagrass habitats in Sarasota Bay. 🐟🦀

✨ All ages
📆 4/22, 3:30 pm ET
🌐 mote.org/event/estuar...

#SuncoastRemakeDays #RemakeDays #EarthDay

youtu.be/lfXxV893oUQ?...

YouTube video by Mote SEA Trek

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MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Mar 1

It’s a great day on the bay. Join us for Bay Fest at at The Bay Park. Learn about our local sea life and see what we are planning for #SuncoastRemakeDays
#SarasotaBay #RemakeDays

www.thebaysarasota.org/event/bay-fe...

MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Dec 17

Are you a student interested in marine biology? Would you like to speak to someone about careers in marine science? Interested in learning more about Mote research programs? Book a session with our ocean experts and find out more.

www.cilc.org/ContentProvi...

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MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Dec 11

Discover the Challenge of Ocean Exploration - this virtual presentation supports participants in the FIRST LEGO League “SUBMERGED” season.

www.cilc.org/ContentProvi...

#STEMLearning #LEGO

MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Sep 9

Virtual Dot Day
9:11 @ 1:00 pm ET
Free
Celebrate Dot Day with a visit to see the dots and spots of the sea. Explore the patterns and colors of nature’s underwater artworks while you make a masterpiece of your own with our guided artivity. K-6 mote.org/event/virtua...

MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Jul 10

Are you a student interested in marine biology? Would you like to speak to someone about careers in marine science? Interested in learning more about Mote Marine Laboratory’s research programs? Book a session with our ocean experts and find out more. www.cilc.org/ContentProvi...

Image of a laptop on a wooden table with various items around it, including a camera, a smartphone, a hat, and sunglasses. The laptop screen displays an illustration of a yellow submarine and various icons. The text 'SEA SCIENCE: ASK THE OCEAN' is prominently displayed at the top of the image. In the bottom right corner, there is an icon representing the 'Life Below Water' sustainability goal.

MARVEN @motemarven.bsky.social · Feb 22

Celebrate #EarthDay with Mote Marine Laboratory. Go on a seashore safari without getting wet during our virtual excursion into Sarasota Bay.

4/22/2024, 3:00 pm ET

#SuncoastRemakeDays

on.zoom.us/h/motemarine...

The image shows a digital tablet screen with a video call interface, featuring a man in a brown shirt with a beard, smiling, and pointing towards the screen. The title "TALKS FROM THE DOCK" is overlaid in bold lettering. The tablet is surrounded by Earth Day and educational icons, including Mote Marine Laboratory and Wellen Park logos, suggesting an educational event or session related to marine life or Earth Day. On the tablet, there is also a smaller image of a marina with boats docked, and a live crab is prominently displayed in a bowl, giving the impression of a live marine creature being discussed or shown during the call.