Aqua Kids
Aqua Kids is a marine biology children's show that travels around the country to various marine and aquatic locations. Each episode focuses on a certain location, and the viewer gets a behind the scenes and up close look at different aquariums and oceans, etc.
- 2005-2018
- 13 seasons
- Family
Aqua Kids is a marine biology children's show that travels around the country to various marine and aquatic locations. Each episode focuses on a certain location, and the viewer gets a behind the scenes and up close look at different aquariums and oceans, etc.
Season 12 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 2016
Episode 1
Lake Erie History - Wetlands Yesterday & Today
Mon, Sep 26, 2016 21 mins
Climb aboard the Cleveland Metroparks Water Taxi with the Aqua Kids as they get a history lesson on the Port of Cleveland and the burning river. Plus, a look back at the glaciers that helped form the Great Lakes, and a glance at the current conditions of wetlands around Lake Erie.
Episode 2
Lake Erie - Watershed and Wetlands
Mon, Oct 3, 2016 21 mins
Join the Aqua Kids as they visit the Watershed Stewardship Center in Ohio, which focuses on the importance of watersheds and wetlands in and around Lake Erie.
Episode 3
Lake Erie - Monitoring Lake Health, Part 1
Mon, Oct 10, 2016 21 mins
The Aqua Kids take a close-up look at the health of Lake Erie. Come along as they visit the world famous Stone Lab on Bass Island, where they go trawling to look for Lake Erie fish diversity, collect tube samples and catch plankton.
Episode 4
Lake Erie - Monitoring Lake Health, Part 2
Mon, Oct 17, 2016 21 mins
The Aqua Kids continue their study of the health of Lake Erie and its surrounding watershed. Watch as they look for macro-invertebrates in local streams, trawl for and track fish on Lake Erie, and get a lesson in electro-fishing on Old Woman Creek.
Episode 5
Lake Erie - Migrating Birds
Mon, Oct 24, 2016
Lake Erie is prime breeding ground and a stop-over site for many migrating birds from around the world. Join the Aqua Kids as they visit Black Swamp Bird Observatory and work with the researchers to tag and track birds from across the world.
Episode 6
Lake Erie - Recovery
Mon, Oct 31, 2016 21 mins
The Aqua Kids explore the efforts to restore the deteriorating shoreline of Lake Erie, and learn about protecting wet and dry prairies. Plus, a look at the incredible comeback of the endangered Lake Erie Watersnake.
Episode 7
Lake Superior - Tribal Heritage - Wild Rice
Sun, Nov 6, 2016 21 mins
Join the Aqua Kids on a special episode exploring the culture of the Ojibwe Tribe. The tribal members teach the kids about birchbark canoes, protecting sturgeon, harvesting wild rice and even cooking.
Episode 8
Lake Superior - Invasive Species
Sun, Nov 13, 2016 21 mins
The Aqua Kids dive right into the invasive species issues facing Lake Superior. They learn about invasive fish Rusty Crayfish and Round Gobys, and the invasive Purple Loosestrife plants attacking the wetlands and marshes. See firsthand what is being done to battle these invaders, including introducing a beetle that eats loosestrife seeds. We also take a look at invasive Zebra Mussels in Lake Erie.
Episode 9
Lake Superior - Bogs & Fens
Sun, Nov 20, 2016 21 mins
Do you know the difference between a bog and a fen? Join the Aqua Kids as they trek into a fen teeming with exotic fauna.
Episode 10
Lake Superior - Water Quality
Sun, Nov 27, 2016 21 mins
The Aqua Kids assist grad students from Northland College in monitoring dragonfly larvae for levels of mercury. Then after taking a kayak lesson, the kids take off across Lake Superior to do some water testing.
Episode 11
Lake Superior - Fishing and Fisheries
Mon, Dec 5, 2016 21 mins
The Aqua Kids jump in to take part in a fish survey on Lake Superior, by helping to set the nets and taking fish counts. Later, they give a helping hand to some local kids by teaching them how to fish.
Episode 12
Lake Superior - Microplastics
Mon, Dec 12, 2016 21 mins
The Aqua Kids go trolling for plastic debris in Lake Superior to focus on the issue of microplastics in our waterways. They examine the who, what, where and why of this serious environmental concern.
Episode 13
Lake Superior - Storm Water Management
Mon, Dec 19, 2016
Join the Aqua Kids as they find out how the City of Superior, Wisconsin handles storm water runoff, with retention ponds and engineered wetlands. Then the Aqua Kids don waders and headlamps to climb into the storm drains of Duluth, Minnesota to help divert toxic road runoff from entering a thriving trout stream.
Episode 14
The P.E.A.R.L. - Morgan State University's Estuary Project
Mon, Dec 26, 2016 21 mins
Join Aqua Kids co-host Jeremiah Pearl as he visits the Patuxent Environmental & Aquatic Research Laboratory (PEARL). Jeremiah learns firsthand about the research being done there to help bring back the dwindling oyster and crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay.