What will you see snorkeling in the reef?

I arrived on Saturday, February 14, for the research expedition. We went out snorkeling that afternoon. At night we learned about the history of the coral reef project and the names of some of the corals. Did you know they are considered to be animals? Sunday, we went snorkeling at the place where Christopher Columbus first landed, called Monument Park, (shown in photo) and in the afternoon by a pier. We practiced on land what we will do in the water this week to record data about the hard and soft corals that are in the reef. Here is a list of all the fish and other organisms I have seen snorkeling in the Atlantic Ocean so far: Live coral: Golfball, Mountainous Star, Cactus, Brain, Fire, Finger, Sea Fan, Rose, Sea Rod, Mustard Hill Fish: Barracuda, Yellowtail Parrot, Bluehead, Blue Tang, Stoplight Parrot (initial phase), Sergeant Major, Lionfish, Rosy Razorfish Other: Ghost crab, Sea Cucumber, Queen Conch, Sea Star, Flamingo Tongue (a lot on a purple Sea Fan), Long Spined Sea Urchin, Turtle Grass, Star Horseshoe Worm

CHALLENGE QUESTION: Pick out at least 5 living things in the ocean from the list above. Look up on the internet what they look like. (sorry I can not provide internet links or pictures right now because the service here is not very good.) Pretend you are here and draw a picture of YOU snorkeling and looking at the 5 things (or more) under water. Label them on your drawing. Wouldn’t it be fun to put your drawings up on a bulletin board at school?

BONUS: Write a story about your picture or write something in Spanish about your picture. Post a comment explaining what you did.