Critter Bins: Taxonomic Classification Focused

Critter Bins: Taxonomic Classification Focused

Overview

Students interact with a variety of organisms from Long Island Sound while using a dichotomous key to identify marine life.

Highlights

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

Trip Description

Students rotate in small groups between bins containing a variety of organisms from Long Island Sound. Students will 
use a dichotomous key to identify phyla, genus and species of each organism.

Labs taught at Project Oceanology take place over 2.5 hours so this program plus one additional lab of your choosing will be taught.

Labs taught at your location will take place during the school day. The timing will depend on the number of classes/sections in your grade level or course. One lab program is taught per visit.