VIMS Marine Science Day

Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceGloucester Point, VA

Saturday, May 18, 2013

www.vims.edu

Artwork byErin Forgit

of Williamsburg, VA

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Welcome to VIMS Marine Science Day!There is NO CHARGE for activities, tours, or shuttle service.

Hot sandwiches, snacks, and drinks are available for purchase from The Kiwanis Club and Ben & Jerry’s located near the Kids’ Marine Science Pavilion.

VIMS Marine Science Day T-shirts are available for purchase in the VIMS Gift Shop, located in Watermen’s Hall, and in the Welcome Booth.

Restrooms are located in Watermen’s Hall (wheelchair-accessible restrooms are across from the elevator), Nunnally Hall (Fisheries Collection), and Chesapeake Bay Hall. Portable toilets are located in the Boat Basin.

The Parade of Marine Life begins at 11:00 am from the parking lot behind the Welcome Booth (weather permitting). These wonderful creatures were created and worn by:

Boys and Girls Clubs of Gloucester

Rose Born

Heather Brunner

Henry and Maggie DeVasher

Alexis Draheim

Joelle Durren

Tiffany Heiser

Finnegan, Rhiannon, and Rauri Kilduff

Ed and Michelle Kogan

“Make a Splash with Trash” campers

Nickoli McCoy

Rayna Sims

Ware Academy

Yorktown Elementary Math, Science & Technology Magnet School

At Your Leisure . . . These exhibits/activities are open from 10 am - 3 pm.Circled numbers correspond to location on map (pg 5)

VIMS in the Bay and Around the World ! Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs

! Research Vessels & Field Support

! Sediment Globes

! Marine Debris in our Waterways

! Mysteries in the Mud – What geochemical tracers reveal

! Secretive Seagrass Creatures

! Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program

! Weird and Wonderful Drifters Jellyfish and other zooplankton

! Wonderous Wiggly Bottom Dwellers Benthic Biodiversity

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Activities and Tours! Teaching Marsh Tour A full acre of grasses, shrubs,

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! Oyster Hatchery Tour Selective breeding of oysters for oyster aquaculture

! Estuaries Where Rivers and Oceans Meet Collecting, observing, and understanding (you may get wet and sandy)

! Kids’ Marine Science Pavilion Educational oyster crafts, printing, and fun

! Seagrass Ecology and Restoration Look at local seagrasses and the animals they harbor

! Fisheries Museum Collection 80,000 specimens from the mountain streams of Virginia to the abyssal plain

! Maritime Forest Self-guided tour

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Beneath the Sand - Subterranean Estuary

! Stomachs & Otoliths: Multispecies Research LabAn up-close (and microscopic) view of how researchers determine the diet and age of fish

! Wacky Science Photo Booth

! Knot-Tying Station – Learn to tie nautical knots

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Art Contest WinnersGrand Prize Winner – Lauren Gregg

Adult Category (9th grade – adults)1st Place – Lauren Gregg

2nd Place – Brian and Annabella Kershasky

3rd Place – Teresa Ahmad

Honorable Mentions – Ben Williams, Katarina Deflippo, Erin Forgit, Mike Antonio, and Lauren Downing

“People’s Choice” on Facebook Award - Lauren Gregg

Child Category (K – 8th grade)1st Place – Hayden Yeates, 5th grade, Achilles Elementary

2nd Place – Khatiana Perez, 5th grade, Ware Academy

3rd Place – Melaina Martin, 2nd grade, Achilles Elementary

Honorable Mentions – Emily Elam, 5th grade, Botetourt Elementary, Jackson Neuwirth, 3rd grade, Achilles Elementary, Russell McMurtrie, 5th grade, Ware Academy, Trinity Wells, 4th grade, Ware Academy, Trinity Foster, 5th grade, Ware Academy

“People’s Choice” on Facebook Award - Kaitlyn Maziarka

By The Clock10:10 – 10:20am Recycling Relay Race

at the VIMS Green Team Booth

10:20 – 10:40am Songs of the Sea

Musical performance by Bob Zentz

11:00 – 11:15am Parade of Marine LifeSee map at lower right

11:30 – 11:45am Awards Ceremony for Parade of Marine Life costumes and Marine Science Day Artwork Contest (McHugh Auditorium)

12:00 – 12:10pm 10-minute Fast Talk - Facebook & Twitter @ VIMS Marine Science Day by Erin Kelly

12:00 – 12:45pm Seafood Cooking Demonstration by Wade O'Neill, Culinary Institute of Virginia seating limited to the first 40 people

12:15 – 12:35pm Songs of the Sea

Musical performance by Bob Zentz

1:00 – 1:10pm 10-minute Fast Talk – VIMS OspreyCam by David Malmquist

1:30 – 1:40pm Recycling Relay Race

at the VIMS Green Team Booth

2:00 – 2:10pm 10-minute Fast Talk – Where’s the Pearl in my Oyster? by Ryan Carnegie

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Public Beach Fishing Pier

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And to theseMarine Science Day Sponsors:

Special ThanksFor the Programs Offered by:

! The Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia (CBNERRVA)

! Virginia Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program

! VIMS Faculty, Staff, Students, and Volunteers

Christopher Wren Association

For Lifelong Learning

Owens Foundation