Toronto Waldorf School 2017

This week on the Huntsman campus we had Grade 11 students from the Toronto Waldorf School. While in St. Andrews we have introduced the students to the marine environment of the Bay of Fundy and the culture and history of the area.

Below are a few pictures from their visit to New Brunswick.

Conducting a benthic drag.

Sorting through the animals collected from the bottom of the bay.

blood star

scallop

brittle star

An intense game of plankton bingo in the lab.

Exploring the intertidal zone.

Studying the external anatomy of a sea urchin.

Testing the strength of a sea star.

An experiment flipping echinoderms.

Gathering data on the invasive green crabs.

The students found a lot of males.

And a few females with eggs.

Digging in the intertidal zone in search of marine worms.

Careful some of the worms have teeth!

Touring the Atlantic Reference Centre (ARC), which houses animal specimens from the North Atlantic. 

Learning about adaptations to the deep sea.

Did you kiss the shark?

Touring the historic Ministers Island. 

Ministers Island was the summer estate of Sir William Van Horne.

The beautiful bath house on the island.

Preparing to tour the aquatic services department at the Huntsman.

After a presentation on marine debris the students were asked to complete an art piece using lobster bands that had been collected on the shoreline.

Glenview Senior Public School 2017

This week we welcomed Grade 8 students from Toronto to the Huntsman campus in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. Students were introduced to the marine biology and history of the local area through hands-on activities and field excursions.

Here are some pictures from our beautiful sunny week.

Exploring the intertidal zone.

We found sea stars!

Collecting plankton while aboard the research vessel.

We also conducted a benthic or scallop drag to see what lives at the bottom of the bay.

One of the animals we found was a gorgeous purple sunstar.

We also found scallops!

Sorting through the animals collected.

Using microscopes to identify the plankton collected.

Investigating what animals live on a muddy beach.

A milky ribbon worm.

A moon snail and an egg collar.

Collecting marine debris.

Sad to find balloons on the beach.

Searching for the invasive green crab.

Data is collected on the size and gender of each crab, including this female with eggs.

Some of students found lots and lots of green crabs!

Going on a wildlife cruise on the Bay of Fundy.

Stopping at a sea bird breeding colony.

We saw bald eagles, seals and porpoise.

Walking across the ocean floor to visit the historic Ministers Island.

Ministers Island was the summer estate of Sir William Van Horne, known as the driving force behind the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

The bath house, with views of Passamaquoddy Bay was one of the locations where Van Horne liked to paint.

The barn which is currently being restored.

Art and biology combine to learn about fish anatomy.

In the lab conducting an experiment to see if size effects the flipping rate of echinoderms.

One of the acrobatic sea stars mid-flip.