Participation fee 500 yen (Includes material costs and insurance)

Lecturer: Sato Hiroyuki (Okinawa Biology Club)

Manko Nature School 2024

●7/20 (Sat) Observation Meeting “Moonlit Night and Crab Observation Meeting”
Observe the full moon and baby crabs (larval plankton) on a wooden path illuminated by the full moon.
7/20 (Sat) 19:00-21:00 *Registration starts at 9:00 on 7/6 (Sat)
Target: Elementary school students and above (*accompanied by a parent or guardian)
Capacity: 20 people
Instructor: Yuko Tashiro (Starry Sky Guide)
Participation fee: 100 yen (*as insurance fee)
What to bring: towels, writing utensils, drinks

●7/21 (Sun) Observation Meeting “Living Things in the Mud”
Many creatures of “master cave diggers” live in the muddy tidal flats of Lake Manko. Use Gatasky to search for creatures in the mud that you can't usually see.
7/21 (Sun) 14:00-16:00 *Reception starts at 9:00 on 7/7 (Sun)
Target: Elementary school students 3rd graders and above (*Elementary school students are accompanied by parents)
Capacity: 20 people
Lecturer: Fujii Haruhiko (Okinawa Natural Environment Fan Club Morinoya Minmin)
Participation fee: 100 yen (*as insurance fee)
What to bring: hat, clothes that can get dirty, towels, boots (or shoes that can get dirty), drinks, writing utensils

●7/28 (Sun) Laboratory “Dr. Semi's Room”
Together with Dr. Cicada, we will investigate the mechanism of cicadas cicadas that are familiar insects but seem to know but don't know.
7/28 (Sun) 10:00-12:00 *Reception starts at 9:00 on 7/14 (Sun)
Target: Elementary school students and above (*Lower grades must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)
Capacity: 20 people
Lecturer: Sugimoto Masashi (Okinawa Insect Club)
Participation fee: 100 yen (*as insurance fee)
What to bring: writing utensils, drinks

●8/4 (Sun) “Everyone DE Tidal Flat Day”
8/4 (Sun) 1) 10:00-11:00 2) 13:00-14:00
*Reception starts at 9:00 on 7/21 (Sun)
Target: Anyone who wants to enter the tidal flats can participate (lower grades and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)
Capacity: 20 people each
Participation fee: 100 yen (*as insurance fee)
What to bring: hat, clothes that can get dirty, towels, boots (or shoes that can get dirty), drinks, writing utensils

●8/11 (Sun) Manufacturing “Mangrove Dyeing Workshop”
Make an original mangrove dyeing work that is dyed with mangroves and mud from Lake Manko.
8/11 (Sun) 10:00-14:00 ※Reception starts at 9:00 on 7/28 (Sun)
Target: Elementary school students and above (*Lower grades must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)
Capacity: 20 people
Speaker: Fumiaki Hari (Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts)
Participation fee: 300 yen (*includes material costs and insurance)
What to bring: apron, towel, writing utensils, drinks

●8/12 (Monday) Manufacturing “Crab DE Robocon Club”
Challenge crabs with an original robokit that reproduces the movements of crabs that move their joints well.
8/12 (Mon) 10:00-14:00 *Registration starts at 9:00 on 7/30 (Tue)
Target: Elementary school students and above (*Lower grades must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)
Capacity: 15 parent-child groups
Lecturer: Sato Hiroyuki (Okinawa Biology Club)
Participation fee: 500 yen (*includes material costs and insurance)
What to bring: writing utensils, drinks

●8/24 (Sat) Laboratory “Happy Shellfish Friends”
Together with Dr. Kai, we will observe the shellfish family seen in mangroves and tidal flats from familiar shellfish such as clams.
8/24 (Sat) 14:00-16:00 *Reception starts at 9:00 on 8/10 (Sat)
Target: Elementary school students and above (*Lower grades must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)
Capacity: 20 people
Instructor: Mayu Shikatani (nature guide)
Participation fee: 100 yen (*as insurance fee)
What to bring: hat, drinks, writing utensils

●8/25 (Sun) Laboratory “Dr. Ali's Room”
Ants living in Okinawa have many friends. Let's take a peek into the small world of ants that you can't usually see with the doctor.
8/25 (Sun) 10:00-12:00 *Reception starts at 9:00 on 8/11 (Sun)
Target: Elementary school students and above (*Lower grades must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)
Capacity: 20 people
Instructor: Takeru Naka (Arcae)
Participation fee: 100 yen (*as insurance fee)
What to bring: hat, writing utensils, drinks


*Notes etc. must be confirmed by the organizer after application.

Capacity：15 parent-child groups

Intended audience：Elementary school students and above (*Lower grades must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)

Advance applications are required

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