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Rocky Shore Tide Pooling Field Trip (3-5)

Field Trip (2-3 hours): Students will learn how to find and identify local marine invertebrates. The class will collect live marine life, such as snails and crabs, from the tide pools and share what they find as we discuss adaptations and life cycles in small groups. Fall and spring only.

Locations: Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich, or Pavilion Beach, Ipswich

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

Program Location(s):

  • Joppa Flats, Newburyport

Grades:

3, 4, 5

Pricing and Financial Aid:

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Learning Standards Supported:

  • 3-LS4-3 - Biological Evolution--Unity and Diversity - env. constraints on organisms survival

  • 4-LS1-1 - From Molecules to Organisms--Structures and Processes - animal/plant, internal/external structures

Contact:

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