Ocean Discovery - River Valley

Grade 6 students from River Valley Middle School recently visited the Huntsman to take part in the Ocean Discovery Program.  This program is sponsored by the Living Environmental Studies Foundation and allows schools in Anglophone School District - South to attend without charge.

While on campus the students studied plankton in the lab and learned about the Linnaeus classification system using live marine invertebrates such as hermit crabs and blood stars.

As a treat the students also get to have lunch around the touch tank!

Having fun using the microscopes.

View of plankton through the microscope.

Working on a classification activity.

Observing a blood star.

Lunchtime at the touch tank!

Sea stars are a favourite.