Introducing: Horseshoe Crabs in the Classroom, Take 2


During the 2011/2012 school year, we had a program called Horseshoe Crabs in the Classroom at our elementary school. This program is offered through the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and it's a great idea for a number of reasons - letting kids learn about these incredible pre-dinosaur animals while, maybe, helping add a few more of these amazing animals to the Chesapeake Bay.

Last year, we ended up with no live horseshoe crabs (HSC) and I think this was because of over-zealousness on my part for ridding the aquarium of an unwanted fungus or at least what I thought was fungus. The 4th graders, though, were very enthusiastic and they learned a lot about the critters even though they never saw a live one in their classroom. Sigh.

This year, though, now that the teacher (me) is a bit more experienced, I think we'll have better luck. So here's Take 2...

Monday, July 2, 2012

July 2 - back home after the derecho (no good, very bad, horrible storm)

The nasty storm that struck Friday night left our house without power for 48 hours. The temperatures outside were at least in the upper 90s if not 100 on Saturday. I don't know what the water temperature got up to in the tank. It's about 79 now.

When I left on Friday (June 29), I was starting to see a few hatchlings swimming around. When I checked the tank today I don't see anything swimming and I don't see many eggs. So - did they hatch and die? Are they hiding in the sand? I'll keep looking.
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