Did you know that sea stars, urchins, and sand dollars are all related? Echinoderms are spine covered marine animals with crazy anatomy. They have no backbone, no brain, radial symmetry, and, many are predators in the intertidal zone. Join us at the March Lab where Dr. Jonathan Allen will present on these fascinating animals and talk about his research. Activity stations for this Discovery Lab will be designed and run by the middle schoolers of Williamsburg Montessori School.

Discovery Labs are free, family-friendly programs provided each month by the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia (CBNERR-VA) at VIMS. Designed with elementary-aged youth and their parents in mind, each lab focuses on a different topic related to the Chesapeake Bay and our local environment and includes exhibits, demonstrations, and hands-on activities as well as a short presentation (from 6:30-7:00 PM) by an expert on the topic. Register here.