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Overview: Students will explore a living fossil- the horseshoe crab, and learn about the adaptations they have evolved in order to survive. Trip Description: Students will measure HSC molts to learn about growth, explore their lifecycle, and understand how their eyes work in order to understand how horseshoe crabs have adapted over time. Learning Outcome: Students will identify how the horseshoe crab has used its adaptations to survive for millions of years without changing. Ocean Literacy Principle #5: The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems
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