Odiorne Trip

By Autumn M

june/7/22 ©

We started our trip by getting on the bus at 8 am. We were on the bus for about 1.5 hours. When we got to odeon point and walked safely on the sidewalk to get the tables. We went tide pooling and started looking at the cool wildlife in the salty water. We then got back on the bus and started our ride home. We drove for 45 minutes then we got ice cream. We got back on the bus very fast so we could get the track kids back to school for their big meet. We got to the school safe and sound.

Why tides happen The tide is the ocean being pulled by the moon and the sun. This forest is called a tidal forest. the moon pulled the water to one side of the earth to it. The water on the other side of the earth is also being pulled out. The middle of the earth would be experiencing low tide and the side closest and furthest from the moon would be experiencing high tide. The high and low tide cycles every 24 hours.

Black zone The black zone is the first zone in the intertidal zones. It is called the black zone because the rocks are black. The rocks in the black are covered in cyanobacteria. Sometimes the black zone is also referred to as the splash zone.

White Zone The white zone is the second zone in the intertidal zones. It is called the white zone because the rocks are covered in white barnacles making parts of the rocks appear white. This zone is covered in the water for a little less than half the day.

Brown zone The brown zone is the third zone in the intertidal zones. It is called the brown zone because the rock looks brown from far away. When you get closer to the rocks you can tell that the rocks aren't brown but the seaweed on top of them is. This zone is covered in the water for a little bit more than half of the day.

Red zone The red zone is the fourth and final zone in the intertidal zones. It is called the one because the rocks are covered with red-ish-looking seaweed. The seaweed that covers the rocks is called Irish moss. This zone is almost always wet.

I saw a lot of animals and rocks in the tide pools. Some of the most exciting things I saw were a sea urchin, a snail, and starfish. I saw Mr.w fall. I also saw a cool organ sponge-like thing on a rock which I later learned was a tuna cate. I saw a very slow hermit crab.

WHERE is there the most variety, and WHY do you think this is?

I found the most animals in the brown zone. I found a hermit crab, Crab, and sea urchin all in the brown zone. I saw a LOT of seaweed so I would imagine that a lot of critters would be hiding in there. I think they're the most variety of animals in the world.