Practice of experience and study activities dealing with the living thing of the sea and the beach (10)

The on-site training for high-school students in the Takehara Marine Science Station of Hiroshima University roused their interest of the sea. Especially, generating experiment of sea urchin, anatomy of fishes, and animal collections from the uninhabited island were the most popular among students. As a result of this training, understanding and the interest of marine organisms and environments in almost all students have increased, so the on-site training might be effective in the prevention of high school student's losing interests in science