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Chidren's artistic renderings of phytoplankton.

Chidren's artistic renderings of phytoplankton.
Chidren's artistic renderings of phytoplankton.
Chidren's artistic renderings of phytoplankton.
Chidren's artistic renderings of phytoplankton.
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Morse Pond School students
Chidren's artistic renderings of phytoplankton.
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11/27/2012
fanciful_phytoplankton.jpg
Caption from 2013 wall calendar:
September - Fanciful Phytoplankton
In 2006, biologist Sonya Dyhrman and research associate Sheean Haley pioneered a program called Artistic Oceanographer to engage fifth-grade students in ocean sciences through art. After learning about phytoplankton and their importance in the ocean ecosystem and practicing how to use a microscope, the students designed and drew their own unique phytoplankton. Five of their creations are shown here. Each invented organism had adaptations for movement, defense, nourishment, and other requirements of single-celled life in the sea.
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In 2006, WHOI biologist Sonya Dyhrman and research associate Sheean Haley created "Artistic Oceanographer," a program to engage fifth-grade students in ocean sciences through art. After learning about phytoplankton and their importance in the ocean ecosystem and practicing how to use a microscope, students design and draw their own, unique phytoplankton, five of which are shown here. Each invented organism has adaptations for movement, defense, nourishment, and other requirements of single-celled life in the sea. This picture is featured in the 2013 WHOI wall calendar, which is available from the Exhibit Center in Woods Hole.
Images courtesy of students at Morse Pond School, Falmouth
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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