Ocean Discovery - Forest Hills

This week we welcomed four classes of grade 6 students from Forest Hills School to campus to participate in the Ocean Discovery Program.  The students had the opportunity to learn about classification using live marine invertebrates, study plankton using microscopes and experiment with sea stars and sea urchins.  They also enjoyed lunch around the touch tank and a walk through the aquarium at the end of the day.

Describing the characteristics of a sand dollar.

Hmm, which species of sea star is it?

Up close and personal with a rock crab!

Checking out the view through the microscope.

Lots of plankton to seen.

Bravely picking up the green crab.

Touch tank fun at lunch.

Beautiful purple sunstar, brittle star and blood star!

Flipping urchins...

and sea stars.

Learning how scientists study the ocean.

Watching the seal feeding.