Sandy Hook
Today we went on a trip to Sandy Hook to learn about marine science. Our trip included a tour of the Howard Marine Sciences Lab, a stop at the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium (including a visit with the Diamondback Terrapins), and time at North Beach. At North Beach, we learned about marine life, collected shells, and completed a beach profile. At the end of the day, we went seining at the marsh and identified all of the organisms we caught.
Poster Preparations
After dinner we went to the Cook Campus Center and prepared our science posters for Friday morning’s poster session. We worked in teams of four with other youth interested in the same topic from the week (such as genomics, microbiology, marine science, anthropology). We spent over three hours on our posters – including what we did in that particular area this week, what we learned about the topic, and how we can use that information in our future.
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- Summer Science students enjoyed a unique opportunity to tour the laboratories of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Sandy Hook, NJ.
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- Students spent Thursday evening preparing their scientific poster presentations for the luncheon on Friday.
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- Summer Science students had fun collaborating on their posters.
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- Students summarized what they learned in their science workshops, much like professional scientists.
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- 4-H Summer Science students practiced their beach profiling technique.
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- What is the Catch? Students sorted through the seine nets to see what lives in the Bay.
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- Students seine the Bay to capture fish and invertebrates from the Bay ecosystem.
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- Students get close up and personal with a horseshoe crab.
