Students create prints of fish using a few basic materials including tempera paint and paper. Fabric paint is also provided for those who bring T-shirts, bags or bandanas. Mud Fauna Sieve the sediments to find the organisms that are living in the mud. The captured critters are then examined with a microscope to identify their unique adaptations . Despite their small size, plankton are a critical link in marine food chains.
Students use high quality microscopes to discover the life teeming in a drop of sea water.
Through careful observation, detailed sketching, and short video clips, students learn the secret lives of thes clandestine crustaceans.