This is Angela and it was a great ending day to the creek week session 2. The students met up close to the aquarium so they could walk closer to the jointing of the la river and the Pacific ocean. We took a short walk towards the creek, saw the sewage treatment plants that leads to the ocean, and then proceeded over to the aquarium.
They had approximately two hours to wander about in the aquarium seeing the different creatures and exhibits. After feeding them lunch from the aquarium, they were led into the classroom, where they learned about the influence of plastic from guest speaker from Heal the Bay and the Algalita marine Research Foundation, Dave Weeshoff. In front of the aquarium while we were waiting, the students even witnessed real life examples of entanglement as a small bird was caught by a fishing pole by it's neck and was choking to death as the aquarium staff members were trying to save it.
After the guest lecture, I shortly lectured on the elements required in creating a poster. The students worked in their respective teams and after finishing their posters, presented their topic and project to everyone else. Heal the bay then had them fill out a questionnaire on their overall experience to give feedback and support for the program.
Thanks so much for the end of the program. I think the students all had a great time and I will arrange dates for them to meet up together to actually pursue their projects sometime next week.
Best,
Angela Oh
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