LEAP/Enrichment Envirothon for Students (35 kids/8 teams)

Smyrna DE, Wednesday, May 16

Program arranged by Mrs. Wagner, Gifted Teacher

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  • Our trip to the Delaware Bay was a culminating activity to explore salt marshes/estuaries and the different flora & fauna found there. Listed below are the stations attended:

  • Mallard Lodge:
    fishing and canoeing
    bio & chem testing of salt marsh
    boardwalk exploration of Fiddler Crabs
    salinity test of surface & deeper water

  • Bombay Hook Ntl. Wildlife Refuge:
    shore bird identification
    bird migration with salinity test

  • Pickering Beach
    horseshoe crab study (weigh, measure, count, draw blood, & learn about horseshoe crabs & do a salinity test of bay)

  • Restaurant - seafood buffet