Royal West Academy

   Today a group of 45 Grade 10 students from Royal West Academy arrived.  We began our day by dividing the students into 3 groups that they would remain in for the days activities.  The groups went through a rotational schedule that included a trip out on the Fundy Spray to collect plankton and invertebrate specimens. Also while on the boat, the students collected data about the light penetration of the water and also salinity.  Other activities included a lab on plankton where the students completed a number of scientific drawings and also a tour of the aquarium.  Students also began classifying the local marine invertebrates.
   After lunch all students explored Indian Point in search of more invertebrate specimens.  While at Indian Point our group was able to witness the tide coming in and a few students were caught unaware and as a result left the beach with wet feet. On our return to the Huntsman, the students resumed the rotational schedule from the morning.  In the evening the groups had the opportunity to return to the lab to complete the classification activity started that morning.

 

 

Students searching for the perfect specimen of plankton.

 

Here is one of the more interesting specimens found in today's plankton drag. It appeared to be an annelid of some sort.

 

Students searching for specimens on Indian Point.

 

At low tide the beach is very long.

 

Students looked along the beach and in the water for the perfect invertebrate.

 

Here students are waiting while the scallop drag is completed.

 

This was the last group of students on the boat for the day. They are making an 'S' sign as they named there group the Sensational Squids!