Museum of Nature
October 23, 2010
blue water gallery
exhibit description:
The Blue Water Gallery is all about our greatest and most precious natural resource.
Did you know that 70% of our planet is covered in water? Here's your chance to discover the amazing diversity of life found in our marine and fresh waters, and explore the critical role that water plays in sustaining all living things—including us!
Observe live specimens and participate in hands-on activities. Ask questions... and get answers! Learn all about tides, what it's like to live and work aboard a special Arctic research vessel, why some mysterious deep-sea creatures glow in the dark, and much more. Interactive displays, models and videos will educate and delight visitors young and old.
You can also meet our star attraction: a real skeleton of a blue whale—the largest animal ever to live on our great blue planet.
the blue water gallery.
a fun game of "find the animals in the tank"
some of them are pretty good at hiding.
a giant whale skeleton hangs from the ceiling.
i shall call the whale moby!
something is fishy about this display!
lots of beautiful star fish
not as big as the lobster in shediac, new brunswick... but close.
long legged crab and some other creatures.
looking down the rib cage of a whale.
get ready to explore the depths of the ocean!
the kids get ready to explore the deep oceans.
this just looked funny.
a giant tortoise
showing that the turtle can't tell the difference between a jelly fish (which it eats) and a pastic bag!
so don't pollute!
lots of mollucs
a quick rest.
fish tails go side-to-side... whale tails go up-and-down
see the person beside the whale?
how much salt is in the ocean?
if all the slat in the ocean could be removed and spread evenly over Earth's land surface, it would form a layer higher than a 40-story office building!
a monk fish
turn the dial and watch the tides go up or down.
the ocean is full of life
80% of all the living organisms of Earth are found in the sea. less than 5% of the oceans have been explored by humans. as of 2010, approximately 230,000 marine species had been identified. Experts estimate that the actual number of marine species could surpass one million.
a small display of the whale hanging overhead in the room.
next stop... time to "play" on a boat.
c'mon everyone! there's no pirates!
whatch out! iceberg ahead!
all hands on deck... brace for impact!
you need to put on a lab coat if your going to do some research.
listening to the different sounds you can hear out on the ocean.
sam is checking (or creating) today's weather.
the crew must be getting hungry... christopher decided to make then a snack.
looks like christopher is getting a sous-chef
next, a power nap.
hurry up... we need to resue a baby seal!
i think we are out of gas or something?
samis about to do a quiz on a touch screen monitor
sam keeps pumping water, to see just how much people use in a day.
the water cycle game!
sam and I play the game
another tank with fish to spot
a turtle
so this is what is going on in our marsh!
all kinds of marsh birds (and a raccoon?)
vernal pools
a vernal pool is a temporary pond that forms during a spring thaw. many species of slamanders and newts use them to breed. there, the blue-spotted salamander can avoid predatory fish - the fish don't live in vernal ppols. garter snakes, however, do frequent them and they will prey on the salamanders, as well as the newts and frogs that grow up in the pool
showing the power water can have on rocks.
della falls
the tallest waterfall in Canada is found in strathcona provincial park, on vancouver island. it has a 440 metre vertical drop.
menu generic photos of the grounds and building
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