Zoology teacher Nathan Case along with first and fifth-period students embark on a trip to the Central Coast to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Nov. 21.

Monterey Bay Aquarium hosts over 35,000 creatures, representing over 550 species. With nearly 200 exhibits in all, the aquarium offers a glance into the sea. The aquarium first opened its doors in 1984 after converting the Hovden Cannery, built in 1916. In October 2014, the Aquarium celebrated 30 years of inspiring ocean conservation through its exhibits, education, research and conservation programs.

In order to assist zoology students in understanding California's marine ecosystem and the ocean's biodiversity, teacher Nathan Case takes his class to Monterey Bay Aquarium, Nov. 21. In the aquarium, students will have a chance to see some of the animals they study class and study them. For example, students will observe starfish and their eating habits along with some fierce marine life like sharks, according to Case.

Chicks are here! Overnight, a majority of zoology chicks hatched, April 3.

Dr. Karen Walters fifth period zoology students dissect dog sharks during lab class, Jan. 23.

During block period, zoology students present their created Arthropod models to the class as the semester's final, Dec. 12.

Zoology students regenerate flatworms, Oct. 31. Science teacher, Karen Walters, leads the class in this experiment, to discover the secrets behind the worm's supernatural ability.

Students Blake Burdan, '20, and Sophia Kalugin, '19, present their pamphlet about tapeworms, Oct. 24. Fifth period zoology create informational pamphlets about six different types of worms for this unit's project. 

Students study mice and other animals in Zoology and Biology, Oct. 19. In order to learn more about the life cycle and the food web, the lab is the home of mice, fish, a gecko and a bullfrog. Having animals in the lab allows students to take their knowledge to the next level by giving them a hands on learning experience.

While most people were still sleeping students from AP biology and zoology were already ready to leave for Monterey Bay Aquarium at 6:45 a.m. This field trip was led by Dr. Walters who is the teacher for both classes. This is her fourth year of teaching at Fresno Christian and she has taken her students on this trip all four years. Each year she brings in new elements to the trip. Her first year she only took zoology students and it wasn’t until the second year that she took both.

Students in Dr. Karen Walters’ fifth period zoology class kick off their unit on the phylum Mollusca, Sept. 20.

California has a wealth of zoos, from the San Diego, to San Francisco, to our own Fresno Chaffee zoo. However, there are few zoos in California that specialize in wild cats, one of them being Cat Haven. Zoology and AP Biology will be taking a trip to this zoo, May 4.