4th grade students learned a great deal on the Schooner Ardelle. The relationship we have developed with Maritime Gloucester is proving to be a great one!
- Owen learned that lobsters are very territorial and will fight a trespassing lobster.
- Haley learned that if the bottom deck ever got filled with sea water, the Ardelle will still float because it was built to.
- She also learned if you hum to a periwinkle it will come out of its shell.
- Another student learned that in order to determine if a lobster is male or female, you must turn the lobster upside down and look under the tail. If it feels hard it is a male, if it is soft, it is a female.
- Jane learned how to drive the boat.
- Ben and Parker learned that the rudder steers the boat.
- Peyton learned that the thing in the front helps move the sails.
- Claire said there is a camera under water.
- Emily said there is more than one type of seagull.
- Alex and Nick learned that otters are the hairiest animal with 300 hairs per square inch covering their bodies.
- Colby said that seagulls have an oily raincoat that protects them from the cold water.
- Jack said whales keep warm from their layer of blubber.
- Emma learned how to hold a lobster so she does not get bit!
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