The York Suburban Education Foundation (YSEF) is excited to follow YS middle school science teacher Kathleen Green’s seventh grade classroom this year. Mrs. Green successfully wrote a grant to participate in the Trout in the Classroom program and her trout eggs arrived the first week of November.
The Trout in the Classroom program is made possible through a unique partnership between PA Fish and Boat Commission and PA Council of Trout Unlimited. This partnership, coupled with assistance from local conservation organizations, was created to introduce Pennsylvania students to cold water resources and their importance to all communities. The partnership also provides brook trout eggs, trout food, technical assistance, curriculum connections and teacher workshops each year.
Mrs. Green attended a conference in State College to learn about raising the trout, setting up the equipment, and caring for the fish eggs.
Students in Mrs. Green’s classroom formed groups to set up the aquarium, paint a backdrop for it, and create spreadsheets for logging the temperature of the water, acidity of the water, and feeding of the trout. In the spring, the trout will be released into a stream specified by the PA Fish and Boat Commission.