[…] time of year are the most pacific mole crabs found on the beach? How do you tell the difference between flattened and slender rockweed? These are not questions from last night’s Jeopardy episode or this year’s AP biology test. These are questions that real students ask while they collect real data in the field […]
Are you participating in LiMPETS Sandy Beach Monitoring? Take this readiness test before you collect data in the field. Don’t feel ready to take the test yet? Don’t worry, below you will find lots of resources and a practice quiz to help you out. Sandy Beach Monitoring Readiness Test
Are you participating in LiMPETS Rocky Intertidal Monitoring? Take this readiness test before you collect data in the field. Don’t feel ready to take the test yet? Don’t worry, below you will find lots of resources and a practice quiz to help you out. Rocky Intertidal Monitoring Readiness Test
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[…] Training: Teachers or educators complete a training by the local LiMPETS coordinator. Preparation: Students complete standard training activities prior to monitoring. Monitoring: We recommend that you explore your monitoring site and practice the monitoring techniques at least once before monitoring begins. How frequently should you monitor? That’s up to you. Some participants monitor only once per year. Others […]
[…] the rugged cliffs dropped steeply into the churning waters of the vast Pacific Ocean. I watched whales and dolphins splashing in the water from my car window. Questions started to pop up in my head. What caused the fog to concentrate in the bay and then disperse almost immediately upon entering Marin? Why were […]
Next time you head to the tidepools, bring your iPhone or iPad (waterproof case recommended). A new California Tidepool App is now available to answer your burning questions about intertidal life like, why are chitons so cool? –and– how long can sea urchins live? Much like a field guide, the App has photos, fun […]
[…] the OceanSpaces website. The blog, written by Amy Dean, highlights the unique successes of the LiMPETS program. Excerpt from the blog follows. Why engage teens in citizen science? They are a diverse, moody bunch. The field of citizen science is already flush with seasoned and reliable adult enthusiasts, birders, divers, nature photographers, and nature lovers.
The mating season of the Pacific sand crab occurs from February to October. The female sand crabs are able to produce up to 45,000 eggs and carry them on her abdomen. These eggs take about 30 days to develop and after they hatch, the newborn sand crabs drift in the ocean as planktonic larvae for […]
