Grice Marine Lab Reflection By Eleanor Pope

This field trip to the Grice Marine Lab was amazing.  We got to see and learn about so many organisms.  For example the Kingfisher, Pompanos, Striped Burrfish, Anchovies, and 37 other organisms.  My favorite organism was the Bottlenose Dolphin.  First we got to go seining with our guide Mr. Pete.  Each time we pulled the seine in,  there were new organisms to discover and new facts to learn about those organisms.  One example is the Pipefish.  Apparently the Pipefish is a close relative to the Seahorse.  I never knew that!  We saw organisms on land as well, like the Snowy Egret.  After the fun time seining, we piled into the bus and went to the Grice Marine Lab.  The Grice Marine Lab was filled to the brim with organisms waiting to be seen in tanks, preserves, the touch tank and more. Mr. Pete showed us a room full of organisms that were preserved.  Mr. Pete surprised us with a preserved North American Octopus.  Then we learned so many cool facts about Octopi.  An example is how one species of Octopi can change shape to form a Lionfish to protect itself from predators.  Our last stop was the touch tank.  There we got to touch so many cool organisms.  I touched the Sea Urchin, a Sea Star, and Sea Whip.  At school we researched 5 organisms of our choosing.  An organism that I chose was the Laughing Gull.  I found out that the Laughing Gull has no taste buds.  Overall I had an extraordinary time on the Science field trip and recommend it to anyone interested in learning about organisms that live in the sea and on land.  #GriceMarineLabFieldTrip 

By: Eleanor Pope