On day 5 we left Cape Cod to head to Gloucester, MA, the oldest fishing port town in America. Gloucester is rich with maritime history and has survived economically as a fishing town. We were able to visit the Maritime Center in Gloucester for two science labs and a tour of their boats, docks, and museums. We began in their classroom with a squid dissection led by one of their marine biologists, Kelsey. We reviewed each of the different body systems and found the heart, gills, eyes, and ink sac!
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Sydney having fun and learning about the anatomy of the squid!
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| Ms. Shackett had never dissected any organism before! |
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| Lars was able to locate and remove the "pen" from the squid. |
We then moved to the microscopes and looked at different species our leader pulled from the harbor that morning. We were able to find plankton and many other small species.
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| Michael and Greg look into the microscope and were able to find many organisms in their sample! |
After the lab we took a tour of the docks and some of the old equipment still used in the port today. In addition, the museum had some great model ships and other artifacts collected over time.
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We got to see and learn about the engineering behind the oldest ship railway in the U.S. located in Gloucester. This machine hauls large ships out of the water and was made in the 1800's.
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| This is a model ship of the Andrea Gail, the famous fishing boat from the movie The Perfect Storm, based in Gloucester. |
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| Jake and Lars learned how fisherman made ropes prior to machine technology! |
It was a great day in a legendary fishing town in MA! It was a great week overall as a group!
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| "Happy Project Week", written in ink directly from this squid's ink sac! |
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