Friday, 16 August 2013

Whale Week – Young Explorers

On Wednesday we had 14 students visit the aquarium to participate in the Whale Week Young Explorers program.  The students started out the day touching baleen samples from a North Atlantic right whale and a fin whale, as well as some porpoise and dolphin teeth.  To learn more about whale species that visit the Bay of Fundy the students made a whale tail puzzle (some were very challenging to put together!), played Whale and Plankton, put together a humpback whale calf skeleton (even as a baby they are large at about 5-6m long!), played whale bingo, made a whale blow pattern craft, and played whale pictionary.  Also, at the end of the day because the students were so good they had a chance to view the seahorses that just arrived and are in quarantine.  The seahorses are pretty cute with their little, curly tails!  Check out some pictures from our day below.   
 
For more information or to register your child for the remaining Young Explorer programs call (506) 529-1200 or email huntsman@huntsmanmarine.ca. 

A piece of North Atlantic Right Whale baleen.

Putting together a baby humpback jigsaw puzzle.

Getting crafty with whale blow patterns.

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