This morning the students were divided into small groups to cycle though the labs and activities. Some of the students went on our research vessel, the Fundy Spray, while others studied plankton and lobsters in the aquarium, and others still got hands-on with marine invertebrates and echinoderms in the lab. Throughout the week the students will each get a chance to complete all of the activities.
This afternoon the students toured the Huntsman Fundy Discovery Aquarium, which has just opened for the season with new exhibits. Then for the last activity for the day we will be exploring the intertidal zone at Indian Point. As the tide is going out the students will search for animals under the rocks and seaweed. Hopefully the rain will stop just in time to head to the beach!
Studying a hermit crab during the invertebrate classification lab.
The students did some really nice biological drawings.
Mr. Rock Crab posing for a picture.
Measuring a toad crab.
A sea urchin under the microscope.
Determining the flipping rate of different sized sea stars.
Many of the urchins were broadcast spawning (releasing their sperm).
Playing plankton bingo.
A brittle star collected while on the Fundy Spray.
Flounder and hake were collected during the fish trawl.
Viewing the salmon tank during the aquarium tour.
Enjoying the touch tank at the aquarium.
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