We were really lucky this morning when Mrs Herschel who is a marine ecologist came to talk to us about seaweed. Both children and staff learnt a lot. Did you know that seaweed can be used as suncream, or that it is an ingredient in ice cream, ketchup and toothpaste? We also learnt that seaweed is more important to the world ecosystem than trees!

The children got to explore lots of different types of seaweed, were able to wash their hands with seaweed soap, taste different types of seaweed food and draw and label the different parts of the seaweed.

Some children chose to carry on their learning in the Discovery Zone afterwards where they made some seaweed and wrote stories about seaweed.

We would like to say a huge thank you to Mrs Herschel for taking the time to come in and share her expertise with us.