Concept preview Tidehouse is a fictional institution imagined for Cox’s Bazar.

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TidehouseBay of Bengal discovery
Students in safety aprons comparing water samples at a bright marine learning bench

Fictional learning studio · Cox’s Bazar coast

Questions you can hold in your hands

Imagine learners testing salinity, tracing mangrove food webs and turning close observation into sharper questions about the Bay of Bengal.

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School pupils collaborating around a large coastal habitat map

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Curriculum-aware investigations with pre-visit prompts, facilitated practical work and a calm arrival plan.

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Family using hand lenses to examine shells at a supervised discovery table

Families

Short, shared investigations that value children’s questions and give grown-ups useful ways to join in.

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Educators

Practical development sessions for adapting coastal science to classrooms, clubs and low-resource settings.

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Six illustrative sessions

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Children viewing illuminated plankton samples through tabletop microscopes

Schools · Ages 8–11 · 75 min

Plankton Detectives

Use microscopes and illustrated keys to compare drifting life, then build a food-web ribbon from sunlit surface to open ocean.

  • Practise careful observation
  • Classify by visible features
  • Explain a simple marine food web

Illustrative availability: weekday mornings, November–March.

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Learners building a model mangrove root system in a shallow flow tray

Schools · Ages 9–12 · Half day

Mangrove Makers

Test model roots against waves, map nursery habitat and redesign a shoreline for shelter, access and living systems.

  • Investigate erosion and deposition
  • Connect structure to habitat
  • Prototype and communicate a design

Illustrative availability: Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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Teen students measuring a life-size shark silhouette beside anatomy models

Schools · Ages 13–17 · 90 min

Shark Science: Beyond the Headline

Read body shape, teeth and tracking data to challenge common myths and examine how evidence changes a conservation story.

  • Interpret a simple movement dataset
  • Compare adaptation and habitat
  • Separate evidence from assumption

Illustrative availability: selected school days.

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Young children and carers exploring smooth stones and water trays together

Families · Ages 2–6 · 35 min

Tidepool Toddlers

A gentle sensory story with water patterns, creature movements and quiet choices. Every activity has a dry, touch-optional alternative.

  • Notice shape, sound and movement
  • Build shared vocabulary
  • Choose a comfortable way to participate

Illustrative availability: weekend mornings.

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Family examining glowing marine specimens at a darkened supervised lab table

Families · Ages 7+ · 70 min

Family Night Lab

Follow fluorescence, shadow and sound through three after-dark investigation stations led by an imagined learning guide.

  • Compare light responses
  • Record a collaborative field note
  • Ask how animals sense darkness

Illustrative availability: two Fridays each month.

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Educators assembling low-cost coastal science kits around a planning table

Educators · Adults · Half day

Coastal Toolkit Studio

Adapt field methods into robust classroom investigations using simple materials, local questions and accessible recording formats.

  • Plan an inquiry sequence
  • Evaluate inclusive participation choices
  • Leave with editable activity outlines

Illustrative availability: termly Saturday studio.

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Printed visit planner, visual schedule cards and coastal activity sheets on a wooden table

Planning resources · concept preview

Prepare the group before the first question

A future Tidehouse resource pack could include a visual journey, facilitator notes, plain-language vocabulary, risk-planning prompts and adaptable post-visit investigations.

  • Illustrative school visit planner
  • Proposed sensory and access overview
  • Sample curriculum connection map

No downloads are currently offered: these materials and the institution itself are fictional.

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