Have you ever touched a shark? Our ACS 2nd grade students had the opportunity to do just that during their May 12 field trip to the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey.  Visiting the aquarium was an exciting way to conclude their recent science unit where they studied the ocean and the creatures that live in it.

The some 50 students were accompanied on the trip by their teachers — Kristen Hockenberry, Abby Meza, and Amy Williams — and several parent chaperones. Not only did the group visit the aquarium’s shark touch tank, but they also walked through a shark tunnel where they could watch the sharks swimming beside them and above them. The aquarium has the largest collection of sharks in the Northeast.  and some 15,000 aquatic animals spread across its many exhibits.

The students also visited other engaging exhibits of penguins, turtles, and jellyfish, and even saw hippos swimming underwater in a large tank. The Camden aquarium is the only aquarium in the world to exhibit hippos.