MAST Center

Continuing their study of Puget Sound the Alchemists went to the Highline Community College Marine Science and Technology Center. They learned a lot about plankton and how these plants and animals fit into the food chain and provide one-third of the oxygen we breath. They then ran a net through the sound and captured plankton to look at through microscopes and identify.

They then walked through the gallery and saw a massive gray whale skeleton and the plastic found in its stomach when it died.

The final stop was the aquariums where they saw many Puget Sound animals and got to touch some of them. Everyone had a favorite but the smiling skate was right up there!