A Day at the Beach |
Students Learning About the World Around Them |
Pulaski Street's new science lab and master science teacher, Kristen Realander, has added depth and more opportunities for hands-on science programs at Pulaski. Recently, over the course of three days, she took Pulaski students to the beach to study aquatic animals and life in and at Orient Beach State Park.
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EXPLORING LONG ISLAND -- A DAY AT THE BEACH
(June, 2017) Science is by nature a “hands-on” experience. Under the guidance of science teacher Kristen Realander and sixth grade teachers, Pulaski students were treated to a unique learning experience, both in the new science lab, and on a field trip to an amazing beach only forty-five minutes from their classrooms.
Riverhead is bordered by the Peconic River, the Great Peconic Bay on the south, and the Long Island Sound on the north. Its unique location and glacial origin offers our students a rich scientific learning experience. Science teacher Kristen Realander guided sixth grade students in catching fish and other marine life on Orient Beach State Park. Under her tutelage, students learned to use seine nets to bring in and explore the types of marine life near the shore. The students netted and identified their catch.
"It's a unique experience for these young students," stated Ms. Realander. "They really get excited when they haul in their catch. I set up three stations: (1) using a seine net to catch fish and then identifying their catch, (2) a self-guided nature walk, and (3) a chance to look at objects (like sand) under the microscopes I brought along. I also left some time for playing on the beach and, of course, lunch."
Riverhead is bordered by the Peconic River, the Great Peconic Bay on the south, and the Long Island Sound on the north. Its unique location and glacial origin offers our students a rich scientific learning experience. Science teacher Kristen Realander guided sixth grade students in catching fish and other marine life on Orient Beach State Park. Under her tutelage, students learned to use seine nets to bring in and explore the types of marine life near the shore. The students netted and identified their catch.
"It's a unique experience for these young students," stated Ms. Realander. "They really get excited when they haul in their catch. I set up three stations: (1) using a seine net to catch fish and then identifying their catch, (2) a self-guided nature walk, and (3) a chance to look at objects (like sand) under the microscopes I brought along. I also left some time for playing on the beach and, of course, lunch."
Photo Gallery -- A DAY AT THE BEACH
Special thanks to Tracy O. for sharing her photos!
A special event was made even more special due to the presence of Gabriel, a special young man who normally cannot attend classes due to his air borne food allergies. Because this event was outside, he was able to come, but left at lunch time.
THE FOOD CHAIN . . .
As part of her studies of the food chain, Pulaski poet, Lillian Garcia, wrote a poem . . . appropriately entitled, "The Food Chain".