College Francais

This past weekend we hosted Grade 9 students from College Francais that were at the Huntsman for a field course from Quebec.  The weekend was filled with hands-on experiences including exploring a rocky intertidal zone, sampling plankton and benthic invertebrates while aboard our research vessel, touring the Huntsman Fundy Discovery Aquarium, gathering data on an invasive species and identifying and conducting experiments with the live animals in the wet labs.

While here the students also had the chance to explore the unique town that is St. Andrews by-the-Sea.

Below are some pictures of our fun weekend. We also were posting pictures on the Huntsman Education Department twitter account while the group was on campus.

Playing plankton bingo in the lab.

View of the plankton sample through the microscope.

The research vessel the Fundy Spray.

Collecting plankton from the bay.

Sorting and counting the benthic invertebrates.

Enjoying the touch tanks at the aquarium.

Exploring the intertidal zone. 

Observing and drawing the animals collected, such as this sand dollar.

A beautiful drawing of a waved whelk.

Conducting an experiment with echinoderms in the lab.

Acrobatic sea star!

Take note of the 5-sided symmetry on the sea urchin.

Graphing the experimental data with the math teacher.

Searching for the invasive green crabs.

Found one!

Collecting data on the size and gender of the crabs.