Glenview Senior Public School 2016

It has been a fun and exciting week hosting forty Grade 8 students that travelled to St. Andrews from Glenview Senior Public School in Toronto. We have introduced the students to a number of different marine habitats and a great diversity of animals from the bay, as well as a bit of history and art.  For many I am sure they will say the highlight was seeing Slice the minke whale while on a wildlife watching trip with Quoddy Link Marine. One of the first whale sightings of the season. Below are some pictures from our adventures this week.

Studying plankton, the base of the marine food chain.

Through the microscopes the students found worms, copepods and lots of phytoplankton.

Touring the Huntsman Fundy Discovery Aquarium.

Gathering specimens from the bay while aboard the research vessel.

Plankton samples.

Sample of invertebrates collected from the bottom of the bay.

Exploring the intertidal zone while the tide is out.

Excited to find sea stars!

Identifying and observing their specimens in the lab.

Including this lovely little shrimp. 

On the hunt for the invasive green crab. 

Data is collected on the crab's size and gender.

Collecting marine debris from Pagan Point.

Seventy-eight lobster bands collected from the shore.

Armed with buckets and shovels the students searched the beach for marine worms.

A blood worm that has four jaws on the end of an extendable proboscis.

Excitedly watching the blood worm shoot out its proboscis.

The students found masses of squid eggs on the beach.

Touring Ministers Island, the historic summer estate of Sir William Van Horne.

The beautiful bath house built of sandstone.

The grand summer cottage, Covenhoven.

For more pictures of our adventures check out the Huntsman Education Department twitter account.