Ottawa Catholic Schools Group 2

On Wednesday we were joined by students from St. Mark's and Lester B. Pearson High Schools.  They began their day either with an exploration of the Discovery Centre or a trip out on the Fundy Spray.  While at the Discovery Centre students explored the exhibits, watched a video on the tides and attended the seal feeding.  While on the boat they did a plankton drag, a scallop drag for invertebrates, they  also tested the salinity and temperature of the water with a salinometer and used a secchi disk to measure how far the light penetrated the surface of the water.  In the afternoon the students completed an exploration of plankton, or took their turn on the boat or in the Discovery Centre.

Today the students started their day bright and early out on Indian Point to check out the intertidal zone and the creatures that live there.  After that it was back to the lab to start classifying the invertebrates collected into their different phylum's.  In the afternoon students will be looking with more detail at the Echinoderms and also be given a short presentation on the lobster.

 

Students watching the antics of Snorkel and Loki during the seal feeding.

 

 

Alyssa and Genny, our seal feeders/presenters.

 

Snapping pictures of the fascinating seals.

 

Exploring the invertebrates revealed by the scallop drag.

 

Enjoying the cool air on Indian Point, while searching for hidden specimens.

 

The search is on for various invertebrates.

 

Up close look at some of the specimens collected.

 

Another view of the invertebrates, how many can you name?

 

More students on Indian Point, what did they find?

 

Lots of beautiful scenery on the beach this morning.