<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=39NisU_1C0pM1Vy00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=39NisU_1C0pM1Vy00" width="1200" height="600" >EASTON, Maine (WAGM) - Some tiny marine visitors made a big splash with Easton students today. Students from the University of Maine in Orono visited the school with a traveling “Touch Tank,” giving kids a hands-on look at Maine’s marine life. Students at Easton Elementary got to bring science lessons to life. Throughout the day, every grade had a chance to rotate through the touch tank, where they learned about marine animals from Maine’s coast. Even 3-year-olds from the school’s childcare program were invited to join in.“They’re getting to hold marine animals. Sea stars, crabs, things like that. They brought the salt water with them. So, it’s a unique experience for kids. Some of them have never been to the ocean or only ever played with toy animals like this. So, it’s a cool hands-on experience for all of them. We like to talk about the ocean, what’s going on with our oceans, and so this definitely makes it more real for them. Something to protect,” said Easton Elementary Teacher Amy Sweetser.Students said the touch tank helped them connect what they’ve been learning in science class to real animals from Maine’s coast. Lillian Johnston, Easton 5th grader: “It was really fun. It was weird feeling those animals I’ve never seen in real life before,” said 5th grader Lillian Johnston.“I think it was a good opportunity for us all because we’ve been learning a lot about them in science lately,” added 5th grader Kaylee White.“I feel like the more fun it is the more kids also want to do it and pay attention more,” Johnston continued.For some kids, it was their first time seeing sea stars, crabs and other marine life up close and teachers hope that experience sticks with them, sparking curiosity, a greater appreciation for the ocean, and maybe even a few future marine biologists.</div></body>

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EASTON, Maine (WAGM) - Some tiny marine visitors made a big splash with Easton students today. Students from the University of Maine in Orono visited the school with a traveling “Touch Tank,” giving kids a hands-on look at Maine’s marine life. Students at Easton Elementary got to...

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EASTON, Maine (WAGM) - Some tiny marine visitors made a big splash with Easton students today. Students from the University of Maine in Orono visited the s

Marine Visitors Make a Splash in Easton

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