Oh How They've Grown!

It has been a while since any pictures have been added.  Here's what's been happening.  Over Christmas break, Mrs. McGlaughlin and Miss Myers fed the trout and tested the water to make sure our trout survived!  Thanks for all of their hard work!  We had some fish not make it, but we are finding that this can be very normal over a break since they are not being fed quite as often and water changes do not resume until after the break. 

The fourth grade then learned about watersheds and the part that aquatic macroinvertebrates play in helping determine stream health.  We will review these concepts over the next couple of months, but they are well on their way to understanding the basics of stream ecology. :)

The fourth grade will begin feeding the fish and monitoring some of the water parameters this week, and they are excited!  The most excitement was when the students learned one of our trout was caught with another fish hanging out of its mouth.  Students were told that it is normal for fish to eat each other, but it never seems real until you have a chance to see it happen.  Below are some pictures of the trout (including the one that felt they needed an extra meal!).

Until next time,
Mrs. Baugh

You can really see the fins in this picture.

Picture 1 of 3 of our hungry fish.

Picture 2 of 3

Picture 3 of 3