Brrr! The students awoke to a chilly day here at the Huntsman; they are not only learning about marine biology but also how to dress for the weather in the Maritimes!
Today the second group of students headed out on the research vessel to conduct a plankton tow, scallop drag and fish trawl. They had a fairly successful trip and even caught a squid, which has now found a home in the aquarium! Pretty cool find.
One of the other groups spent the morning learning about plankton, lobsters and the tides while the third group studied the animals collected on the first boat trip. They did some drawings of the invertebrates and learned the names and then conducted an experiment with the sea stars and the urchins.
This afternoon we headed out to a muddy beach with our shovels and buckets in search of the all the different creepy, crawly creatures that live in the sediment. The students did great, finding a diversity of worms, including ribbon, red-lined, and bamboo. The best worm find of the day goes to one of the teachers who found a blood worm that was about 75cm long! Wow, don’t want to mess with the teeth on that worm!
This evening the students will meet in the lab to learn about seaweeds. Bet they will be surprised to find out that some of their favourite foods, including ice cream and coffee cream contain seaweed! Yum, seaweed!
Below are some pictures from today’s excursions.
A rock crab posing for the students.
Which invertebrate will we choose?
Drawing a sea star
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Looking for the sea urchin's pedicellaria.
Happily digging in the mud!
The longest worm of the day!
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