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The Great Plankton Race from The Department of Marine & Coastal Sciences at Rutgers

The Great Plankton Race from The Department of Marine & Coastal Sciences at Rutgers In-Person

LOCATION CHANGED - PROGRAM WILL BE HELD IN COMMUNITY ROOM AT WESTFIELD MUNICIPAL BUILDING

Learners will explore the tiny plants and animals that drift in the ocean at the mercy of the ocean currents.  Whatever their size, they must avoid sinking too deep and must stay in the sunlit layers of the ocean. Youth will explore an incredible array of unique adaptations that help them avoid sinking and engage in a fun contest to design the slowest sinking plankton.  Youth will enjoy story time reading Sea Soup: Phytoplankton and will explore pictures of real ocean drifters and will take home their plankton.

For children ages 5 to 10

Preregister online.  Space is limited!

Date:
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Time:
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Meeting Room
Audience:
  Children  
Categories:
  Grades K-5  
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