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Event Spotlight
Achievement in Perry, Maine! Click here to view photos.
Dr. Touch Tanks Sea Life Presentation Held on Lucia Beach, Maine! Click here to view photoss.
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Press Releases
Touch Tanks meets Downeast 2007 – the National Marine Educators Conference
Portland, Maine 7/23/2007 – Touch Tanks for Kids and Dr. Touch Tanks, a marine life adventurer portrayed by Robert Sterling, will be at Downeast 2007, the 2007 National Marine Educators Conference, being held at the Eastland Park Hotel on Thursday July 26, 2007. Dr. Touch Tanks will discuss the benefits of utilizing a Touch Tank in the classroom to foster a better understanding of our ocean. Click to read full press release.
Touch Tanks for Kids Beach Cleaning: Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
Portland, Maine 7/23/2007 – Touch Tanks for Kids, Apogee Adventures, and members of the Maine State Legislature will be cleaning the beach at Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park in Freeport, Maine on Thursday July 26, 2007 at 2:30pm. Click to read full press release.
A Day at the Beach with Dr. Touch Tanks
Biddeford, Maine 6/04/2007 – Dr. Touch Tanks, a marine life adventurer portrayed by Robert Sterling, is leading a specimen gathering event at Lucia Beach on 6/06/2007 with students from MacDougal School in Rockport, Maine. Click to read full press release.
Touch Tanks for Kids to appear at the Maine Principals Association Spring Conference
Biddeford, Maine 4/24/2007 - Touch Tanks for Kids, a Maine based non-profit organization dedicated to improving science education and environmental awareness, is appearing at the Maine Principals Association Spring Conference on April 26, 2007 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine. Click to read full press release.
Dr. Touch Tanks to make State “House-Call” with Governor Baldacci
Biddeford, Maine 3/9/2007 – Dr. Touch Tanks, a marine life adventurer portrayed by Robert Sterling, will be meeting with Governor Baldacci on April 10th 3pm at the Statehouse to discuss ways to improve science and marine life education in the State of Maine. Click to read full press release.
State of Maine to read plan about introducing 50 Touch Tanks to Maine Schools
Biddeford, Maine, 03/12/2007 – Touch Tanks for Kids, a Maine based non-profit organization, is submitting a letter to the State of Maine Legislature that calls on lawmakers to participate in the advancement of Touch Tanks for Kids’ learning programs. The request asks Maine’s elected officials to inform local schools about our plan to improve Marine Science. Click to read the full press release.
Touch Tanks for Kids at the Eastern Maine Sportsman Show in Orono
Biddeford, Maine 3/1/2007 - Touch Tanks for Kids, a Maine based non-profit organization dedicated to improving science education in the State of Maine, is appearing at the 69th Annual Eastern Maine Sportsmen's show on March 16, 17, and 18, 2007 at the University of Maine Field House in Orono. Click to read the full press release.
Dr. Touch Tanks is Making a Difference
Biddeford, Maine, 2/15/2007 - Touch Tanks for Kids, a non - profit organization devoted to improving science education, is welcoming Dr. Touch Tanks, his assistants, and the expertise they bring to our educational team. Dr. Touch Tanks will be initially making "house calls" to schools across the Northeast and sharing lessons about marine life. He presently hosts the question and answer portion of the Touch Tanks for Kids web site, http://www.touchtanksforkids.org/drtt, and is the focus of an upcoming interactive educational web site utilized to get students excited about learning marine science. Click here to read the full press release.
February is the Month of Interactive Education
Biddeford, Maine, 2/1/2007 - Touch Tanks for Kids, a non-profit organization that provides interactive learning tools to schools, is continuing its expansion into museums and learning centers across the United States. Four touch tanks are being delivered in February to well known science centers in Alaska, Arizona, and Florida with more planned to be placed in 2007. A touch tank is a large interactive learning tool used to harbor ocean species in a natural setting. Click here to read the full press release.
Making a difference at Lincoln Middle School
Biddeford, Maine, 1/23/2007 - Touch Tanks for Kids, a non-profit organization, will be donating ocean life to Lincoln Middle School of Portland, Maine touch tank on Friday 26th at 11:00 AM. A touch tank is an interactive learning tool used to harbor cold water ocean species in a natural setting. Click to read the full press release.
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Touch Tanks for Kids in the News
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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