Hawken Marine Science May 12th: A Day of Exploration!
Today, the Hawken Marine Science class kicked off a beautiful, nice 80-degree May day by listening to various presentations about different animals within the Caribbean. These included, but were not limited to, sea turtles, sea urchins, and dolphins-- shout out to Erica for a wonderfully knit turtle! Knitted turtule! Afterward, the class spent time preparing for the upcoming debate about the benefits and harms of fish farms compared to wild-caught fish. Kennedy Cull uses break to show off her balance! Then, after lunch, the class went on an adventure down to Hawken's very own creek- off the teacher's parking lot. Everyone's experience was made a lot more enjoyable due to the fact that they had water shoes! The purpose of the expedition was to gather various specimens and organisms to analyze underneath a microscope later in the day. The class brought various types of equipment, including nets(along with a very stern lecture not to break any of them from Dr. Chick) but ...