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Milou van der Lans, a Dutch high school student, recently completed an international internship at Birch Aquarium at Scripps.
By Milou van der Lans, high school intern
Sea stars take their stomachs out and make sea star milkshakes of their food.
Sea urchins can give hugs.
Jellyfish are not fish; seahorses are. Male seahorses get [...]
by Charina Layman, Birch Aquarium public programs coordinator
During the last four weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of working with two extraordinary individuals: Claire Northrop and Andrew Salvador. On a path to fulfill their high school internship requirement, these High Tech High students joined the Education Department at Birch Aquarium at Scripps.
As [...]
Intern Jessica Chen at Birch Aquarium at Scripps
By Jessica Chen, Danielle Hammond, Kathrin Artamonov, and Ciera Villegas Birch Aquarium Youth Summer Interns, 2012
“Do you want to major in marine biology?”
As high school students, we hear this question a lot from people who find out we’re spending our summer interning at Birch Aquarium [...]
Birch Aquarium at Scripps Intern Catherine Harmeier teaches visitors about the watershed and San Diego Bay.
By Catherine Harmeier, Thomas Nieman, Briana Scott, and Dania Grant Birch Aquarium Youth Summer Interns, 2012
Summer is a wonderful time of year to relax and catch up with old friends. It’s also a time to learn new things [...]
How well do you know your ocean science? Try answering a few sample questions from this year’s Grunion Bowl, held at Scripps Institution of Oceanography earlier this month (answers at bottom of page).
1). The habitat of blue whales, tunas, and swordfishes is best described as:
a) Benthic
b) Littoral
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