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Aquatic Adaptations

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Does it Float?

Imagine a marine species that is specifically adapted to an environment you choose or create. Draw the animal and the ecosystem it lives in and explain the adaptations it has to help it survive where it lives. Research different adaptations that real marine species use for inspiration.

Science Seed

Specific fins and tail shapes, patterns, sizes, and other adaptations make species uniquely fitted for the places they live. One example is how clownfish have a mucus coat on the outside that protects them from being stung by the anemones that they live in. While cuttlefish mollusks can instantly change colors and patterns using chromatophores in their skin to hide by blending into their environment or to communicate with other cuttlefish when they are mad, relaxed or looking for a mate.

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Badges can be earned through hands-on experiences within each of the 16 branches of science, or “Science Slices.” You can earn a badge in each branch of science by doing four activities in these categories. We also encourage participants to keep a Nature Journal to record their memories, and to express themselves creatively through writing or drawing after each activity. We recommend that each child (and parent if they’d like) write or draw in a journal after each activity, with expectations of your children that match their age (the goal is self-expression, not perfection).

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