Mote Summit

A few weeks ago, I went to a summit at the Mote. It started with an introduction where you wrote down something that you wanted to do to help the oceans. I wrote about a documentary that I am planning on making. Then I went to four different groups to learn about something. The first one was about making art with trash like what I do with some of the trash that I find on the beach. The second group was about marketing and money, like that some companies will say that they are green and good for the environment, but green is a color and not all the thing that say they are green are really green. Then I went to the thirdgroup that talked about branding, not what some people might do to cows, but about brands and the mistakes that some branders make. The last one was about marine debris, and the effects that fishing line has on marine life.

Homeschool Day at the MOTE

I have been participating in the MOTE homeschool  program.  Here are some of the highlights from the March program.

Weirdest fact: Lion's Mane Jellyfish can get as big as a car.

Grosses fact: Sea horses have no stomachs, so they have to eat often. Sometimes the process is so fast, their food comes out alive after they eat it.

Most helpful fact: If you get stung by a sea nettle, wash it with salt water and pick off the tentacles using tweezers. If it still hurts, wash it with vinegar.

Favorite Part: My favorite parts of that day were getting to go behind the scenes, visiting the touch tanks, and going into the estuary again.

Best Find: My best finds in the estuary were a tongue fish, a pipe fish, and a shrimp. Someone else’s best find was a big shrimp and a Sea Hare.