The Young Biologist programme is by far one of our most exciting programmes at the Two Oceans Aquarium. We run two per year, for a week during the holidays, and can accommodate up to 54 Grade 10s per course. Upon completion of the course, and a rather fact-filled theory week, the new YBs are volunteers of the Aquarium and get to engage with the public at our Hi-Tec Microscope and touch pool areas.
We completed our most recent Young Biologist programme on 6 April 2014, and what a great group of new YBs we’ve got! The week is packed with information and fun activities, and we were tweeting about it throughout. The hashtag #YBcourse was used, and below is a neat summary of the week, in tweets:
Our nervous wannabees at our I&J Predator exhibit for their first briefing. #YBcourse pic.twitter.com/8XqIGVo6Sm
— Two Oceans Aquarium (@2OceansAquarium) March 31, 2014
@2OceansAquarium New YB students writing a pretest to assess prior knowledge b4 starting #YBcourse theory pic.twitter.com/VLEQqaILT4
— Bianca Engel (@Engeltjie74) March 31, 2014
Wow! Eventful and exciting first day at @2OceansAquarium busy with the young biologist course! #YBcourse. :D
— Rena Burger (@Renakieq) March 31, 2014
Which one of these plants are brown sea plants? Sea plants are classified as brown, green or red. #YBcourse pic.twitter.com/hvEq9mS5kP
— Two Oceans Aquarium (@2OceansAquarium) April 1, 2014
Teddy, our Rockhopper Penguin, visits our #YBcourse wannabees. Sonia Peck tells us more about them. pic.twitter.com/9Z0SmrAcqq
— Two Oceans Aquarium (@2OceansAquarium) April 1, 2014
Me: "Can I tell you about cool ocean worms?" My brother: "What? There are worms in the ocean?" Haha. Thanks @2OceansAquarium #YBcourse :D
— Rena Burger (@Renakieq) April 1, 2014
One of our favorite #YBcourse activities: the kelp holdfast exploration! Aim - find small animals. pic.twitter.com/myuNhTcUzJ
— Two Oceans Aquarium (@2OceansAquarium) April 2, 2014
Aquarist Tersia Greenstone is showing the wannabees the top of the I&J Predator exhibit. #YBcourse #BTStour pic.twitter.com/4Sae4y0nS1
— Two Oceans Aquarium (@2OceansAquarium) April 2, 2014
So todays lesson on arthropoda inspired me. Meet larry the lobster! #YBcourse @twooceansaquarium pic.twitter.com/A8UP9eGimv
— Sarah Jane ☺ (@smackymoo) April 2, 2014
#YBcourse its day 4 and still so exciting ! @2OceansAquarium ... Presentation & Camp tomorrow ! Amped up 
— Shannon Lee (@shannon_lb) April 3, 2014
Learning more about fish:D the most fascinating animal…YEAH!! YEAH!!! #YBcourse. Learning great things @2Oceansaqaurium
— Noorunisa Ajmoodien (@Miss_Noorunisa) April 3, 2014
@2OceansAquarium we one big family and we'll be going camping tomorrow. or like big Zee said "we'll be going on vacation" #YBcourse .
— Mish'Car_Benito (@Mishka_Bee) April 3, 2014
We start off day 5 with oral assessments at the Hi-Tec microscope exhibit and our touchpool. #YBcourse pic.twitter.com/GGAtWPp5vY
— Two Oceans Aquarium (@2OceansAquarium) April 4, 2014
The wannabees are on their way to the beach for a sandy beach ecology lesson. #YBcourse #YBcamp pic.twitter.com/NmkXqh2YhU
— Two Oceans Aquarium (@2OceansAquarium) April 4, 2014
View from hike #YBcourse #hilltop2ocean @2OceansAquarium pic.twitter.com/UTqIEJ32JR
— Bianca Engel (@Engeltjie74) April 5, 2014
Tide pooling at Onrus #YBcourse excited despite the poor viz pic.twitter.com/XlahtCD6ZN
— Russell Stevens (@2OceansRussell) April 5, 2014
Instead of cleaning the beach, we are cleaning Kleinmond's streets. Cigarette butts are winning. #YBcourse #cleanup pic.twitter.com/O58KJEUwjA
— Two Oceans Aquarium (@2OceansAquarium) April 5, 2014
Thanks to Mrs B, Mr Z, Ms K and Mr R for letting us have a wonderful experience about what's under the ocean!! #ybcourse :D
— Nwabisa (@Nwabisa48878828) April 6, 2014
They feel like family now #YBcourse pic.twitter.com/eZP8QqxPCU
— RockerMonkey (@JiinxyRawrr) April 7, 2014
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