Holden students learn about sea

Holden students turn to the sea for latest project

Kelcy Dolan
Posted 6/25/15

Holden students took teachers and parents under water Friday.

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Holden students learn about sea

Holden students turn to the sea for latest project

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Randall Holden Elementary second graders took students, teachers and parents alike figuratively under water Friday afternoon.

After five weeks of researching sea creatures, the students put on a display of both tri-fold boards and homemade models of their chosen sea creature.

Other grades visited the auditorium to hear the fun facts the students had found from creatures such as the great white shark, sea otters and even anglerfish.

Deborah Morrison and Susan Fox, the two second grade teachers, “joined forces” for the project.

Morrison said everyone loves sea creatures and because there is such a wide variety of them it made it easy to have all the students do different ones.

Morrison said the students were very excited throughout the project process, often coming into class with a new fact they had learned researching asking, “Did you know…?”

“The enthusiasm really makes for a great project,” Morrison said.

On top of starting with the beginnings of research, Morrison said students get the opportunity to learn oral presentation skills.

Set up in the auditorium, the students answered questions from fellow students and teachers.

“It as an opportunity for them in to explain themselves in a language they understand,” Morrison said. “It’s good to get them started now so it’s easier when it becomes a normal part of their educational experience.”

Kassidy Oliveira, whose project was on shrimp, said although she has never eaten one, shrimp are really “cool” because they are all born as males and then become females later in life.

She showed off her clay model of a shrimp excitedly spewing facts about the sea creature.

The “coolest” thing Caroline Simcoe learned about the sea urchin is that the red sea urchin can live to be 200 years old.

Joseph Nardolillo, whose project was on sea turtles, had many other male students flocking to his poster, all checking out a picture of a sea turtle’s mouth and throat, which was lined almost completely with small but sharp teeth.

He said after the project that sea turtles are his new favorite animal.

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