Life Sciences Class Raise and Release Trout
On May 2, 2016 the Grier School life science classes will participate in a Trout Release Day in celebration of the release of the brook trout fingerlings that they raised from eggs as part of Pennsylvania’s Trout in the Classroom (TIC) program.
Grier School partnered with local resident Bill Anderson, from the Little Juniata River Association (LJRA), to raise their trout. They are being released in McClain Run at the Camp Green Hills site. Release Day activities will include presentations and activities by Celina Seftas from the Huntingdon County Conservation District, Brianna Benson and Leslie Leckvarick from Juniata College’s Science in Motion program, and from members of the LJRA.
TIC is an interdisciplinary program that introduces cold water conservation education in Pennsylvania Schools by raising brook trout, a native cold water species, from eggs to fingerlings. Throughout the school year, students monitor and record aquarium water quality and trout behavior. The program exists statewide due to a partnership between the Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited (PATU), Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC), and from the support of the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Grier’s 7th graders cared for their trout on a daily basis, while their teacher, Christine Fernandes, incorporated cold water education lessons into the classroom. The LJRA is a Program Partner that assists the classroom teacher by providing content knowledge and technical support to help the students feel vested in cold water conservation.
Grier’s 7th graders cared for their trout on a daily basis, while their teacher, Christine Fernandes, incorporated cold water education lessons into the classroom. The LJRA is a Program Partner that assists the classroom teacher by providing content knowledge and technical support to help the students feel vested in cold water conservation.
This program is designed to foster awareness and knowledge about cold water conservation for students in grades 3-12 and to encourage continued participation in cold water conservation, management, and recreation programs. Grier School and The LJRA provided funding for this program.
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2522 Grier School Rd. | P.O. Box 308; Birmingham, PA 16686-0308
Phone: 814-684-3000 | Fax: 814-684-2177
Phone: 814-684-3000 | Fax: 814-684-2177
