Each day had a new theme that we would explore. Below are some pictures from each day.
Monday - Whales
How heavy is a whale rib?
Did you know that whales are mammals and ribs protect their lungs?
How big are whales?
How many students long is a right whale? ~12
Different whale species can be identified by the shape of their blow/spout. Humpback whales have a bushy blow pattern.
Exploring the beach at low tide.
The students found lots of green crabs!
Tuesday - Sharks
Carefully touching the shark jaw.
Up close you can see the many layers of teeth in the shark jaw.
Having a look at shark skin using the microscopes.
You can see the dermal denticles on the shark skin through the microscope.
One of the lobsters in the touch tank was releasing her larvae so we had a look at those also. Exciting!!
Learning about shark electroreceptors. Can you feel the electricity?
A shark (spoon) finding fish (pepper) amongst the rocks (salt) using electricity.
Playing the basking shark game. Basking sharks are filter feeders.
Identifying shark teeth based on shape.
Learning how to observe and describe what they see.
We have some great crab hunters! Tiny crab on the beach.
Wednesday - Microscopic Life
We had a few extra friends join us for this Young Explorer program. Please find pictures on this separate post.
Thursday - Seals
Observing the harbour seal anatomy from our own private room.
Preparing the herring and mackerel for the seal feeding.
Unfortunately, the seals were not interested in eating. They are still slimming down their winter blubber layer.
Experiments with ice and salt.
Finding lots of different sizes of green crabs.
Including tiny ones!
Friday - Lobsters
The female lobster was still releasing larvae this morning!
Searching for animals in the intertidal zone.
Sideswimmers
Female crabs with egg sacks.
Making a field guide of the animals we collected from the beach.
The students even found a rock gunnel fish.
Making sea spider crafts.
sea spider
Learning about lobster external anatomy.
Two crabs at once!
Lobsters belong to a group of animals called Arthropods. Crabs, hermit crabs and barnacles fit into that group also.
We look forward to the remainder of the Young Explorer programs at the Aquarium this summer. If your child(ren) would like to join us again just let me know.
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