ECS Day Two

Today the students from E.C.S. started the morning on the beach near the Bar Road looking for worm specimens.  The students spent the time digging for the worms by first identifying the areas of the beach most likely inhabited by the worms.  After the students finished collecting their samples, it was back to the lab to create a dichotomous key to help with the classification of each species.  While in the lab the students looked at blood worms, clam worms, trumpet worms and a few others.
This afternoon the students will be going aboard the Quoddy Link in hopes of catching a glimpse of some fascinating marine mammals; whales and seals.

 

The students head out on to the beach on a sunny but chilly morning.

 

The students lost no time in getting down to business; digging worms!

 

It is very important to break apart the dirt so you do not miss any possible specimens.

 

The students worked in groups of 2 or 3 to look for the worms.

 

Here is a nice example of one of the specimens found.

 

Checking the shovel and the ground below will ensure that all worms are accounted for.

 

A Clam Worm.

 

The students are back in the lab to classify the different worms they collected.

 

The Acorn Worm.

 

More Clam worms.

Watch how these Blood Worms move!