Friday 27 July 2018

Young Explorer Day - Shark 2018

This Wednesday our Young Explorer Day program was all about sharks!

Through the day we:

  • had shark show & tell with shark skin, jaws, vertebrae and a fossil tooth;
  • learned about shark senses such as the ampullae of Lorenzini;
  • used flashlights to learn about the tapetum lucidum in a shark's eye;
  • played a basking shark buffet game;
  • identified shark teeth;
  • used meter sticks and chalk to understand shark sizes; and 
  • explored the beach.


How many rows of teeth do you see in this shark jaw?

Can you feel the electricity?

Learning about shark ampullae of Lorenzini.

Did you know some sharks are filter feeders?

Describing and drawing shark teeth.

Identifying the teeth of different shark species.

How big are sharks?

Exploring the beach at low tide.

The students found many green crabs.

They also found squid eggs!

We are looking forward to the remaining Young Explorer days this summer, as well as the Advanced Explorer days for ages 11-15 and Jeunes Explorateurs, a French program for ages 5-11. Information and online registration for all these programs can be found on our website.

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