Last week, all Year 10 Science classes enjoyed a trip to the Shanghai Ocean Aquarium. Many of us did not know what fascinating things would await us there.
We were lucky to have the Aquarium almost entirely to ourselves, as there were no other schools visiting on the day. This way, we were free to look at whatever we wanted without having to wait for others to finish first.
As soon as we walked into the group entrance of the aquarium, I was amazed. I had always known that marine life is very diverse, but I didn’t expect to see so many extraordinary looking fish all in one place. It was very entertaining to look at the often somewhat funny-looking fish move around in their habitats. There were also perplexingly many fish with extraordinary appearances and patterns on their scales which I had never seen before.
Further into the Aquarium, we were able to walk through a short underwater tunnel with seals left and right of us. Their swift and elegant movements in the water left us standing there amazed. We even got to see several penguins and how they went about their daily lives, swimming, waddling, or simple standing tall with their heads high.
My favourite part was the underwater tunnel that led to the exit. Apparently, it is the longest underwater tunnel in the world, and just being able to stand on the travellator and being carried through a tunnel with sharks, stingrays and turtles all around us was a fascinating experience. It was the perfect end to the trip.
After everyone was finished in the Aquarium, we relaxed for a while in the restaurants and proceeded to take the buses back to school, all very satisfied by the experience.
Y10A – Sophia Roehr