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Walden Elementary students describe year-long trout-raising project and Thursday release
Summary
Students and a fifth-grade teacher at Walden Elementary described a year-long Trout in the Classroom project that raised trout from eggs for a planned release at Tin Brook, Wooster Grove Park, on Thursday; they explained classroom procedures, equipment and safety measures used to care for the fish.
Walden Elementary fifth-graders and their teacher described a hands-on Trout in the Classroom project during the Valley Central School District Board of Education meeting on April 7. The students and their teacher said they raised trout from eggs in a 55-gallon tank at Walden and planned to release the surviving trout at Tin Brook in Wooster Grove Park on Thursday.
The project, led by the classroom teacher, aimed to meet science standards and give students a practical experience with ecosystems and water quality. The teacher told the board he had been a principal for 15 years and that the trout project became “one of the coolest hands-on, engaging learning” experiences at Walden.
Students described daily duties and equipment: a chiller to keep water in the low 50s, an…
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