Touch Tanks are a unique educational
resource and Touch Tanks for Kids is
dedicated to helping school children
learn from the direct experience
offered by these tanks.
Below are
links to articles about Touch Tanks
for Kids.
Biddeford,
Saco, Old Orchard Beach Courier
Stephanie Grinnell, Staff Writer
Stephanie Grinnell, Photo
March 8, 2007
 A
new personality has been introduced
to help get kids interested in ocean
life and marine sciences. Dr. Touch
Tanks, portrayed by Bob Sterling,
has begun visiting schools to share
his knowledge of the ocean with
students, who he allows to handle
his ocean creatures to assist in the
learning process.
Click to read the full article.
Touch Tanks Bring Sea to Life
Portland Press Herald
By Seth Harkness, Staff Writer
Staff photo by Doug Jones
Thursday, March 1, 2007
 Biddeford,
Maine -- The baby flounder in the
100-gallon aquarium set up in an old
Biddeford mill building was about as
small as a child's hand. It's just
the right size for a fish living in
a tank designed for children to
reach in and learn about the marine
environment. About 30 of these
tanks, built in Biddeford and
distributed by the nonprofit Touch
Tanks for Kids, are set up in
schools and museums around the
country.
Click to read the full article.
Bring Marine Life Indoors
District Administration Magazine
By Ellen Ullman
June 2006
Norwalk,
CT - David Vaughan teaches
high-school science at the Waynflete
School in Portland, Maine. Although
he's had an aquarium in his class
for the 20 years he's taught
science, he just bought a Touch Tank
this year. Already, he says it's
made a world of difference for his
students.
Click here to read the full article.
St. James Touch
Tank Fundraiser Down to the Wire
Biddeford,
Saco, Old Orchard Beach Courier
By Ward Peck, Staff Writer
Biddeford, Maine
-- Students at St. James School had
an extra incentive to meet their
annual fundraising goal this year.
Instead of the usual pizza party,
they will be able to enjoy a
permanent addition to the school: a
salt-water touch tank to be filled
with mollusks, crabs, fish and other
sea creatures.
Click here to read the full article.
Ocean Habitats in
Peril: Education is the Key
Touch Tanks
for Kids believes that education is
the most effective means to make
people aware of the dire threat
faced by our oceans. Below
are links to articles about the
dangers facing the world's marine
environments.
Marine educators share
deep's secrets (Click to read
article.)
Loss of Ocean Habitats
(Click to read article.)
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