Initiative
School Groups —
Programs & Tours
The Bonne Bay Marine Station offers a variety of programs and tours for students, and school groups. Students will explore marine life, use scientific equipment to sample seawater, and collect creatures found in the ocean.
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'Discovery Tours' — for School Groups & Students
In
partnership with BonTours,
we invite school groups to explore the marine life that exists
beneath the deep, cold waters of beautiful Bonne Bay. A boat
tour of the central part of the bay will give students hands
on contact with the marine environment. Students will use scientific
equipment to sample seawater, and collect some of the smallest
creatures found in the ocean. Then it's back to the marine station,
(located dockside) for a closer look at some of the larger organisms
living beneath the waves.
Students
will:
• Take a "Discovery Tour" of
Bonne
Bay fjord, lucky students
may
observe whales and bald
eagles
• Sample the properties of seawater
• Collect fragile marine plankton,
and learn about marine food
webs
• Take a guided tour of the
Bonne
Bay Marine Station
• Observe deep water marine life
in the stations aquaria
• Get their hands wet among the
rocky shore creatures living
in our
touch tank
• Learn the importance of marine research
Departure Times:
Morning and afternoon tours, commencing May 22nd, 2010.
Cost:
| Number of Students | Departure Location | 2010 Rates |
| Up To 40 Students | from dock in Norris Point | $400 (HST included) |
| Up To 40 Students | from dock in Woody Point | $450 (HST included) |
Location:
Norris Point Waterfront
Reservations:
Contact the Manager at 458-2550 or allison.eaton@mun.ca.
Our Salty Surroundings - The Marine Ecology of Bonne Bay
The Western School District offers
an exciting program of enrichment mini courses to students
in junior high school. Courses involve small groups of students
in a variety of 'hands-on' activities in different fields
of study. These courses provide exciting learning experiences
that will enable students to explore new areas or pursue certain
topics in greater depth and breadth than the prescribed curriculum
provides.
Discover the world of a Marine Biologist! Our Salty Surroundings - The Marine Ecology of Bonne Bay is designed to help students develop a deeper understanding of the marine environment around them. Students will become marine biologists, using the Bonne Bay Marine Station as their base of operations. There will be a half-day field trip to Lobster Cove Head to explore tide-pools and a boat trip in beautiful Bonne Bay to gather oceanographic and biological samples. Students will use a variety of oceanographic and biological sampling equipment to examine the properties of seawater, understand the importance of plankton, and explore different marine habitats.
Partners: Western School District & Bonne Bay Marine Station
Contacts: Terry Pike, Itinerant: Enrichment, Western School District
Peel Summer Academy -
Newfoundland Peel Summer Academy is a unique residential program
for intellectually gifted students. Programs are offered by
the Centre
for Education & Training, Peel District School Board.
Peel Summer Academy's Newfoundland leadership program provides students in their last year at PSA with a wonderful opportunity to visit Newfoundland, to experience the special hospitality of our hosts at the Division of Community Education & College Relations, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in Corner Brook, and to travel up the west coast of the province to the Bonne Bay Marine Station and one of Newfoundland's special treasures, Gros Morne National Park. As a bonus, the leadership program provides valuable personal development, particularly for those who might want to become counselors at PSA in future years.
This program offers fresh, engaging experiences where students develop skills or discover new ones through lectures, cultural excursions, hands-on, practical experiences and out-of-the-ordinary entertainment. Surrounded by the wonder and beauty of western Newfoundland's diverse landscape, this Peel program will stimulate senses, encourage creativity and satisfy a quest for "something different."
For further information contact Marnie Beaver, Administrative Support, Peel Summer Academy.
Trading Books for Boats in Bonne Bay — Engage, Explore, Educate & Enjoy
The
Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Atlantic Coastal Action
Plan (ACAP) Humber Arm and the Western School District support a
unique science program for grade 9 students called Trading Books
for Boats. In 2005 a pilot program, Trading Books for Boats in
Bonne Bay was offered to students in the Bonne Bay area and
Gulf of St. Lawrence. The intent of the program is to provide students
with a greater understanding and appreciation for water quality.
This topic is an important component of the grade 9 science curriculum.
Program Outcome
Trading Books for Boats in Bonne Bay is an experiential program
that takes place at Memorial University.s Bonne Bay Marine Station in
Norris Point. The program is designed to cover the length of a school
day, starting with a presentation
(here) in the theater on water quality. Each class was then split in
half, with one group of students being directed to a charter boat for
an exploration of Bonne Bay, The other group remains in the marine station
to complete a series of learning stations. Student groups are reversed
for the afternoon session. All students gather for a wrap-up and feedback
session at the end of the day.
The marine sampling component takes place aboard Bon Tours water taxi the `MV Bon Tours'. The boat leaves the dock beside the marine station. Students learn about the formation of Bonne Bay, and how to read a marine chart. Measurements taken include salinity, dissolved oxygen and temperature (at two water depths), and turbidity. Students also collect live plankton for observation under the microscope. Data is recorded and will be entered into a spreadsheet made available to all schools through the Bonne Bay Marine Station website.
Click here for
data collected in 2005.
Click here for data collected in
2006.
Click
here for data collected in 2008.
Students in the Marine Station rotate through several learning stations covering topics such as oil spills, wastewater treatment, plankton, marine debris, and coastal activities. They read charts, examine diagrams, conduct experiments, and answer workbook questions pertaining to each topic. Most of the stations contain a hands-on component with interactive experiments.
Partners:
Western School District, Bonne Bay Marine Station Memorial University,
Community-University Research for Recovery Alliance(CURRA), BonTours,
Red Ochre Development Board Inc. - Intergrated Coastal Zone Management
Steering Committee, ACAP Humber Arm Environmental Association
Inc., Gros Morne Co-operating Association and Department of Fisheries
and Oceans.