Yesterday marked the arrival of 47 grade 10 and 11 students from Laval Liberty High School. They were excited to get started but a bit tired after traveling on a bus for over 10 hours from Laval, Quebec. They were troopers though and throughout the day they each completed three activities; a lab to observe phytoplankton and zooplankton, a tour of the new Fundy Discovery Aquarium, and a trip on our research vessel, the Fundy Spray. Some of them were even brave enough to try the snack option on the Fundy Spray, scallop fresh from the bottom! Each activity opened their eyes to new animals that they had never seen before such as the microscopic copepods, sea peaches, and halibut and new experiences.
Today we all donned our rubber boots and headed out to the intertidal zone (beach) at Indian Point. It was a gorgeous morning and the students were very eager and found lots of animals hiding under the rocks and seaweed. Some of the more amazing finds were tiny sea cucumbers, rock gunnel fish (no, they weren’t eels), and masses of pregnant green crabs! After a group picture we headed back to campus for a yummy lunch of homemade soup, grill cheese sandwiches and green salad.
Currently the students are observing and drawing five different animals from those collected on the boat yesterday and on the beach today. Some of the favourites are the scallops (yes, they will ‘spit’ at you!) and the green crabs (is it a boy or a girl?).
Below are some pictures from the past two days.
Students in the plankton lab (all wearing their Laval Libery hoodies!).
The scallop drag bring up animals from the bottom.
Zooplankton!
Green crab with eggs.
All the Laval Liberty students at Indian Point.
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