Point out which end of the room represents the upland border with the marsh. The opposite end represents the subtidal zone, border with a body of water, i.e. tidal part of a river, bay, ocean. Salt wort crouches Animal characters . . . Sun and Moon characters each stand on a chair. Now the water is retreating toward low tide position.
All characters resume low tide positions and behavior.
Students sit down and discuss how plants and animals in the salt marsh adapt to changes in their environment - presence or absence of water, high salinity. They discuss their adaptations to the soft, muddy surface and how animals may adapt to seasonal changes in their environment. The Virginia Bay Team Program is administered by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and the Virginia Sea Grant College Program.