Marine Biology Magic!
When Ryan (aged 10) wrote to Janet Beer, University of Liverpool’s Vice-Chancellor, asking, ‘How do you become a Marine Biologist?’ he received more than a letter of explanation in response. Ryan and his classmates, from Over Hall Community School, were invited for a special visit to the University of Liverpool to learn first-hand about marine biology.
Over 40 children attended and our Marine Biology students explained what marine biology is, the different sorts of marine animals that lived in Liverpool Bay and how to become a Marine Biologist.
Children from Old Hall school learning about starfish
The children thoroughly enjoyed their visit, especially becoming scientists and wearing lab coats and gloves so that they could handle live marine animals from the River Mersey. They discovered how the animals live, their anatomy and how one small animal, the mussel, made a big difference helping to clean the Liverpool Docks.
Working in teams, the class produced colourful posters for their school about different families of marine organisms. The day’s session ended with a quiz to test their new-found marine knowledge. The children excelled of course!
The visit was organised by the University Educational Opportunities Department and CTL and all of the talks, demonstrations and activities were delivered by the students from the Liverpool University Marine, Ecology and Oceans Society.