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An Environmental Class Explores Cape Cod
Field trips are just one of the many approaches our faculty members take to bring subjects to life. Every year, instructor George Buckley takes his Ocean Environments students to Cape Cod, where they can experience coastal habitats and species.
Play the slideshow to experience the trip.
A Three-Minute Lesson: the Horseshoe Crab
Listen to instructor George Buckley describe the horseshoe crab (limulus polyphemus), a true "blue blood" whose eggs feed shorebirds and whose blood is used to to save human lives.
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