Saturday, July 28, 2007

What's In Your Trawl Net?

Well, well, well. Quite a bit has happened since our last entry so we'll post a couple different things today- maybe even some pictures.
Yesterday, we went trawl netting and caught some cool stuff. We broke up into four groups to present four of the animals to the rest of the group.
Sara, Melissa, and Brian presented the flat mud crab. They wrote a rap that started like this: " I want a flat mud crab with big tipped claws, its got eight muddy legs- not a single paw".
The big surprise was when the girls rapped how the crab was pregnant and Brian showed us the spongy egg-sac.
Priyanka, Samantha, and Rachael wrote a song as a rap but by the time the presentation came around it was part pop, part rock ballad, part giggle. Their informative song was about the blue crab probably answered any question you could have about the species.
Taylor narrated the interpretive dance performed by Dominick, and John. We never knew that sea nettles and comb jellies had it in them. Their performance was very interactive as the actors "darted", "wrapped their tentacles around prey", and "ate 500 copepods in one hour".
Just like Taylor, Isabelle decided to use an English accent for her presentation. She told us about the flounder while Grace and Jonathan stood on the side like backup singers and did their best sideways flounder impersonation.

1 comment:

Wenda said...

Hi Taylor-
I would have loved to hear you narrate the dance - I love your English accent!! I can't wait to hear about all the fun and adventures you've been having. See you soon.
love - Aunt Wenda