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Estuary Exploration Field Trip (6-8)

Identify live minnows collected in fish traps. Handle live animals that inhabit the salt marsh such as crabs and clams. Find tiny snails in the marsh and discuss their adaptations and their role as nature’s recyclers.

Location: Joppa Flats, Plum Bush Salt Marsh

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

Program Location(s):

  • Joppa Flats, Newburyport

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Pricing and Financial Aid:

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Learning Standards Supported:

  • 7-MS-LS2-2 - Ecosystems--Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics - competition/predation/parasitism/etc.

Contact:

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