Our "younglings" are still going strong after the Holiday Break. At least 100 are still surviving. I am quite pleased and somewhat surprised with the progress since this is my first year with the project
Each student in the class is keeping a "Trout Journal" where students make entries on a weekly basis through observations and questions that they would like answered.
On a daily basis, during their recess, three students maintain the tank on a daily basis. I call them "Trout Inspectors." Some of the tasks include daily pH and ammonia levels, cleaning the intake tubes of the filter, changing the water when needed, just to name a few. All the info is recorded in a log.
Each week one of the "Inspectors" is rotated and a new one takes its place so each student can serve as an inspector for the three weeks. It’s been working well.
In language arts class each student wrote a short story from the view point of the trout. Will be posting soon.
Mr. Ludwig and Mrs. Scibetta’s 5th Grade class