The Pennsylvania Trout in the Classroom (TIC) is an interdisciplinary program in which students in grades 3-12 learn about coldwater conservation while raising brook trout from eggs to fingerlings in a classroom aquarium. To accomplish this, we will use the 55 gallon aquarium and 1/4 HP chiller to provide the coldwater environment. The foam board will be used to insulate the aquarium to assist in maintaining the temperature and stability of the environment. During the year, each teacher tailors the program to fit his or her curricular needs. Therefore, each program is unique. TIC has applications in environment and ecology, science, mathematics, social studies, language and fine arts, and physical education. Our project will conclude with the students releasing the trout into the Stonycreek River.
"Tell me, I will forget; Show me, I may remember; Involve me, I understand." Today, a quality education consists of more than listening to lecture and reading from books. Research supports that children enjoy thinking, raising questions, manipulating objects, sorting, testing and investigating for themselves.
Through participation in this program, my students will:
1. Raise brook trout by observing and monitoring a coldwater ecosystem in a classroom aquarium;
2. Identify stages of the life cycle of brook trout;
3. Recognize brook trout as "indicator species" for healthy cold water streams;
4. Describe conditions needed for brook trout survival in your classroom aquarium and in nature.
The administration and faculty of the Shanksville-Stonycreek School District strongly believe that by exposing our students to real-life experiences like the Trout in the Classroom program, that the students of the Shanksville-Stonycreek School District will receive the highest quality education possible.
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The Pennsylvania Trout in the Classroom (TIC) is an interdisciplinary program in which students in grades 3-12 learn about coldwater conservation while raising brook trout from eggs to fingerlings in a classroom aquarium. To accomplish this, we will use the 55 gallon aquarium and 1/4 HP chiller to provide the coldwater environment. The foam board will be used to insulate the aquarium to assist in maintaining the temperature and stability of the environment. During the year, each teacher tailors the program to fit his or her curricular needs. Therefore, each program is unique. TIC has applications in environment and ecology, science, mathematics, social studies, language and fine arts, and physical education. Our project will conclude with the students releasing the trout into the Stonycreek River.
"Tell me, I will forget; Show me, I may remember; Involve me, I understand." Today, a quality education consists of more than listening to lecture and reading from books. Research supports that children enjoy thinking, raising questions, manipulating objects, sorting, testing and investigating for themselves.
Through participation in this program, my students will:
1. Raise brook trout by observing and monitoring a coldwater ecosystem in a classroom aquarium;
2. Identify stages of the life cycle of brook trout;
3. Recognize brook trout as "indicator species" for healthy cold water streams;
4. Describe conditions needed for brook trout survival in your classroom aquarium and in nature.
The administration and faculty of the Shanksville-Stonycreek School District strongly believe that by exposing our students to real-life experiences like the Trout in the Classroom program, that the students of the Shanksville-Stonycreek School District will receive the highest quality education possible.
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