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Amazing Animals and Habitats: Where the River Meets the Sea

A salt marsh is a habitat where a river connects with the sea. Students will construct a large salt marsh with life-size models of snails, fish, and horseshoe crabs to learn how animals rely on the salt marsh for food, rest, breeding, and nesting. Students will handle live snails, crabs, and minnows, and meet a horseshoe crab in this program. Fall and spring only.

Allergy Note: This program may feature live crustaceans, mollusks, and fish.

Specialty pricing program

Program Location(s):

  • Joppa Flats, Newburyport

  • Your school

Grades:

Pre K, K, 1

Pricing and Financial Aid:

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Learning Standards Supported:

  • PreK-ESS2-1 (MA) - Earth's Systems - how different local env. provide homes

  • PreK-ESS2-3 (MA) - Earth's Systems - explore places water found in local env.

  • PreK-LS2-2 (MA) - Ecosystems--Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics - how familiar plant/animals meet needs

  • 2-ESS2-3 - Earth's Systems - water's various locations/solid or liquid

  • 2-LS2-3 (MA) - Ecosystems--Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics - how plant/animals depend on surroundings

Contact:

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