Our Trip to the Aquarium

The Aquarium

Miss O' Riordan's class went to salthill Aquarium.
We went into the laboratory and looked at shells and seaweed under
a digital microscope.We did experiments and put a tablet in water in a bottle
and it exploded and hit the roof! We were thought how to filter water through sand
and about different types of fish, or which ones would be suitable for our classroom.
Finally, we took the tour.I held three starfish and fed the fish!At the end of the day we
went to the park.Then we had to go back to school.Shame!

A day out at the Aquiarium

On March the 20th 3rd and 4th class went to the Aquarium, heres the layout.

1. We divided into two groups and took turns with experiments and computers.

2.We had lunch.

3.We went to a classroom and learnt how to care for animals.

4.finally we took a trip to see all the animals and answered questions about there habitats.

5.We went to a park , it was really fun.

All in all it was lovely.I have no real favourites. The experiments were really fun we got to see what salt water with colouring did when it mixed with fresh water.We made boats out of plasticene and saw if they would float. We made a water flannel. We made a rocket. When we saw the animals my favourite bit of it was picking up the starfish.

Our School Tour To The Aquarium

Tuesday 20th March we left with mums and dads to go to a school tour to the aquarium.We were met by two girls at the aquarium who were going to take us on a tour around.First we went to the science room.We looked through computerised microscopes at shells and shark eggs and lots of other things.Next the classroom where we learned about tough fish and fish that are weak.We talked about sand and how water would sink in leaving dirt behind.The girls took us around looking at different species of fish like salmon,small sharks,cod,sting rays which we got to touch.There was aconger eel and the amazing thing is it can swim backwards.Sea horses,the male has 2,000 babies they are going extinct.It was a great day.By Kevin