STUDYING THE GREAT CREEK

Finn Glackin, from left, Bruno Fernandes and Sophie Tamboe measure the turbidity of water collected Tuesday afternoon from the Great Creek. The students took the field trip as part of Jim Kaczynski’s eighth-grade science class. Photos by Andrea von Hohenleiten

Finn Glackin, from left, Bruno Fernandes and Sophie Tamboe measure the turbidity of water collected Tuesday afternoon from the Great Creek. The students took the field trip as part of Jim Kaczynski’s eighth-grade science class. Photos by Andrea von Hohenleiten

Logan Weaver with a dead horseshoe crab he found onshore.

Logan Weaver with a dead horseshoe crab he found onshore.

Mari Kallman tests the salinity of the creek water.

Mari Kallman tests the salinity of the creek water.

Sarah Nischwitz, left, and Lara Gooding collect data.

Sarah Nischwitz, left, and Lara Gooding collect data.

Sophie Tamboe and Maddie Sisson with a menhaden.

Sophie Tamboe and Maddie Sisson with a menhaden.