Capturing the Sights and Sounds of Aquatic Life

by: Ron Hirschi

When working with elementary students, one never knows when that moment of “magic” will happen. For the author, an environmentalist who also conducts outreach activities with elementary students, one of the best of these experiences happened during a water-exploration trip in Ohio. This article describes how he used tools such as a hand pole seine and an underwater microphone to capture the sights and sounds of aquatic life—and students’ interest!

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 4/1/2008Stock # sc08_045_08_46Volume 045Issue 08

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