Today we welcomed to the Huntsman a class of grade 6 students from St. Stephen Middle School as part of the Ocean Discovery Program.
One of highlights of the program is the invertebrate classification activity. During this activity students draw and describe three live marine invertebrates including: two arthropods (hermit, green, rock or toad crab) and one non-arthropod (sea star, urchin, scallop or waved whelk). The students also use a field guide to find the common and Latin names of the animals they are studying. This is always an exciting activity because the students get to observe and handle the animals as never before. Below are some pictures of the students conducting this activity.
A green crab found on the beach and being taken back to the lab for further observation.
Determining the common name of this sea star.
Looking up the Genus and species of the Acadian hermit crab.
One of our crab friends.
One of the toad crabs used for student observations.
Sound like a fun experience you would like to offer your students? Visit our website for more information, www.huntsmanmarine.ca/html/grade_6.html.
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