Gloucester Maritime Museum Field Trip

We had an incredible day at our field trip to the Gloucester Maritime Museum today! We examined touch tanks, learned about categorizing and identifying whales, saw a massive whale skeleton, created a fish art print, and zoomed in on phytoplankton using microscopes! Thank you again to our awesome parent chaperones who helped to make it a great day! Ask your child what their favorite part of the trip was and check out the pictures below!

Touch Tank and Aquarium Station:

Whale Tails Station:

Whale Center with Mrs. McInnis:

Lunch on the hill overlooking Gloucester Harbor:

Fish Printing Station:

Plankton Lab:

Audubon Field Trip

We had a fantastic day at the Ipswich Audubon Sanctuary discovering more about our surrounding ecosystems. Our guide, Nancy, taught us so much about the woodland forest, freshwater wetland, and grassland habitats here in Topsfield. Students participated in many hands-on activities searching for plants, animals, and insects that live here in our backyard. We tracked our findings in a scientific journal using sketches and labels. Thank you to Mrs, Anvari, Mrs. Connolly, Mrs. Cheverie, and Mrs. Hover for joining us on this sunny day! Here are some pictures from our trip!

Woodland ecosystem exploration and log rolls:

Wetland ecosystem exploration and water sampling:

Grassland Ecosystem Sanctuary: