Project Oceanology’s Middle School Trips offer hands-on, immersive experiences that bring science to life. Students can explore a variety of marine habitats, including Long Island Sound and the surrounding marshes, beaches, and islands. Through activities like trawling for sea creatures, conducting water chemistry tests, and monitoring seal populations, students gain a deeper understanding of the complex ecosystems that make up our planet.
Monitor nesting activity on a multi-species island bird rookery by recording numbers of nests, eggs and chicks.
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours - Low Tide
Trip Season: Oct-April
Student Limit: Up to 50
Science Standard: LS2-1, LS2-2, LS2-6, LS2-8, LS3-5
Survey the minnows and juvenile fish of the shallows, and collect data on species diversity and abundance. Conduct water chemistry tests to collect water quality data!
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Oct | April-June
Student Limit: Up to 50
Science Standard: LS2-2, LS2-6
Explore zonation of plants, animals, and peat depth to make connections between the environment and its organisms. Survey the minnows and juvenile fish of the shallows, and collect data on species diversity and abundance.
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Oct | April-June
Student Limit: Up to 50
Science Standard: LS2-6
Dive into the rocky intertidal zone and conduct a study focusing on organism abundance. Conduct water chemistry tests to collect water quality data.
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Nov | April-June (Depends on Low Tide)
Student Limit: Up to 50
Science Standard: LS2-6
The best of both worlds! Dive into the rocky intertidal zone and conduct a study focusing on organism abundance. Then move indoors to participate in a lab of your choice.
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Nov | April-June (Depends on Low Tide)
Student Limit: Up to 50
Science Standard: LS2-6
Survey the minnows and juvenile fish of the shallows, and collect data on species diversity and abundance. Conduct water chemistry tests to collect water quality data. (2 skiffs are required)
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Nov | April-June
Student Limit: Up to 24
Science Standard: LS2-2, LS2-6
Students interact with a variety of organisms from Long Island Sound as they focus on structural and behavioral adaptations.
Program Duration: 1.25 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-June (Organism diversity is based on season availability)
Student Limit: Up to 25
Science Standard: LS1-1
Students interact with a variety of organisms from Long Island Sound while using a dichotomous key to identify marine life.
Program Duration: 1.25 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-June (Organism diversity is based on season availability)
Student Limit: Up to 25
Science Standard: LS1-1
Investigate how the lobster population has changed in the Sound. Students will be working through a series of stations which includes a live lobster!
Program Duration: 1.25 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-June
Student Limit: Up to 25
Science Standard: LS2-2, LS2-6, LS4-5
Examine Project Oceanology’s historical dataset and create graphs showing trends in water quality and species diversity.
Program Duration: 1.25 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-June
Student Limit: Up to 25
Science Standard: LS2-1, ESS2-4, ESS3-4
“My favorite part (as a professional) was the behavior of our students. They were pretty consistently on task and asked great questions, and provided fantastic answers. My favorite part (personally) was discovering that squids have teeny tiny beaks! Who knew?”
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