As I'm sure you've heard by now, we had a pretty incredible experience this morning. 'Tidepool Tim' was kind enough to volunteer his time and travel from Pembroke, Maine to pay us a visit and bring a few dozen coastal Maine animals and plants with him. This was an amazing opportunity for us to get to touch, inspect and learn about the plants and animals we have been talking about for the past 6 weeks. It was a whirlwind couple of hours with lots of 'oohs & ahhs' and squeals with the reveal of every new animal. When it was all said and done there was nothing but smiles, laughter, pruney hands, and some wet clothes (I'll blame the sea cucumber or the Moon Snail 'mucus' for that one!). I wish there was a way to bottle up the excitement and enthusiasm that was pulsating through the room this morning!
There has been an abundance of knowledge acquired from our visit to Hurricane Island (for olders and middles), Myra's Beach, and from 'Tide Pool' Tim, and they are putting that knowledge to good use and creating a Rocky Coast Field Guide. Each student chose an animal or plant that lives on the coast of Maine. Over the past week, each student has been busy gathering information and sketching their animal or plant. The pdf of our Field Guide is off to the printers next week, and we will be ready to reveal our work on October 20 at 1:00. With the exception of the coastal birds, 'Tidepool Tim' was able to bring all of the plants and animals (even the illusive razor clam!), and it was pretty powerful to see their faces when they were getting to hold and examine their animal.
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