SFPet Academy Course Challenges – Echinoderms
IBE Echinoderms
February 1st 2025 – April 30th 2025
This quarter we will be featuring four (4) new courses.
Echinoderms, like starfish and sea urchins, are fascinating ocean dwellers with unique radial symmetry and spiny skin. They use tube feet and a water vascular system to move efficiently. These creatures play crucial roles in marine ecosystems: sea stars help maintain balance as key predators, while sea cucumbers aid in nutrient cycling. Additionally, echinoderms indicate environmental health, reflecting changes in ocean conditions. Let’s appreciate these remarkable marine creatures!
Here is how to take the course:
- Log into your account at: es.sfi.org
- Go to the IBE Echinoderms Course folder.
You will find the following folders with subjects relating to that course. These folders are here:
- IBE Echinoderms Manual
- IBE 101 – Echinoderms Introduction
- IBE 102 – Sea Stars and Brittle Stars
- IBE 103 – Sea Urchins and Sand Dollars
- IBE 104 – Sea Cucumbers and Crinoids
After you finish all exams, be sure to enter the information with a copy of your certificate(s) here:
https://petfleet.sfi.org/events-activities/quarterly-academy-challenges/
🗓️ Submit your results by: April 30th, 2025!
SPECIAL AWARDS:
Gold Certificate: Distinction in all relevant courses.
Silver Certificate: Honours in each course with at least one Distinction.
Standard SFPet Academy certificate: if you Pass for completing the courses.
If for some reason, you have not received your certificate by the 15th of March, 2025, please reach out to Member Services and provide them with your information and email address so they can follow up with you.
