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Word Problems

1. Throughout the year, visitors may tour the aquarium for up to 1 1/2 hours after closing. The aquarium opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. on weekdays.  How long is the aquarium open to the public?

2.  If there are 200 animals in the Wings in the Water exhibit, how many sharks are there?
3. The aquarium has an annual attendance of 1.6 million. About how many people visit the aquarium each month?

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Scavenger Hunt

Use the Information About Baltimore Aquarium in the report below to answer the following questions.

1. Where is the Aquarium located?

2. What are four of its more popular exhibits?

3. How many animals are in the aquarium and how many species are there?

4. How big is the main building and how many gallons of water does it hold?

5. Name two of the exhibits in the main building.

6. What is the newest exhibit in the aquarium?

Answers to Scavenger  Hunt

1. The aquarium was opened 1977 and only receives 99,000 visitors a year.

2. There are 615 species of fish, birds, reptiles, and marine mammals.

3. The main building is approximately 116,000-sq. ft. and holds over 1,200,000 gallons of fresh and salt water.

4. The Marine Mammal Pavilion is approximately 84,000-sq. ft. and holds up to 1.3 million gallons of fresh and saltwater.

5. Opened in December 2005, Frogs: A Chorus of Colors is the newest exhibit.

Answers to Fact or Fiction

The National Aquarium in Baltimore is a public aquarium located in the famous Inner Harbor area of Baltimore, Maryland. It was opened 1981 and receives about 1.6 million visitors a year.  Some of its more popular exhibits include: the dolphin display, rooftop rainforest, central ray pool, and multiple-story shark tanks.
            The aquarium is home to over 10,000 animals that include 615 species of fish, birds, reptiles, and marine mammals.  The main building is approximately 115,000-sq. ft. and holds over 1,000,000 gallons of fresh and salt water.  The Marine Mammal Pavilion is approximately 84,000-sq. ft. and holds up to 1.3 million gallons of fresh and saltwater.
            The aquarium is made up of three exhibit buildings.  The main building has five floors including The Amazon River Forest and the Upland Tropical Rainforest.  The Marine Mammal Pavilion is home to six Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and an exhibit called Frogs: A Chorus of Colors, which displays 10 different species of frogs.  In December of 2005, a new exhibit opened called Animal Planet’s Australia: Wild Extremes.  This exhibit is 65,400 sq. ft. and displays parts in the northern territory of Australia.

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Answer to Math Word Problem.

1. 8 1/2 hours

2. 76

3. About .13

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Answers to Scavenger Hunt

1. Inner Harbor area of Baltimore, Maryland

2. dolphin display, rooftop rainforest, central ray pool, and multiple-story shark tanks

3. 10,000 animals that include 615 species

4. 115,000-sq. ft. and holds over 1,000,000 gallons of fresh and salt water

5. The Amazon River Forest and the Upland Tropical Rainforest

6. Animal Planet’s Australia: Wild Extremes

    

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1. False, 1981 and receives about 1.6 million visitors

2. True 

3. False, 115,000-sq. ft. and holds over 1,000,000 gallons of water

4. True

5. False, a newest exhibit is called Animal Planet’s Australia: Wild Extremes

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Citation

Clancy, Melanie. "The National Aquarium in Baltimore." Conservation Education. Pier 3, Baltimore, Maryland. 29 Dec. 2005.

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