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Pierce School third-graders report growth, data-gathering from turtle head-start project
Summary
Third-grade teacher Jen Sutton told the Contoocook Valley School District board about a multi-year painted-turtle head-start project that teaches science, data collection and stewardship. Students and district partners described weekly measurements, a recent respiratory illness among classroom turtles and plans to release the animals in May.
Jen Sutton, a third-grade teacher at Pierce School, told the Contoocook Valley School District board that her class’s multi-year painted-turtle head-start project pairs classroom science with community partnerships and hands-on data collection.
The program, now in its fourth year in the district, began as a pilot and has spread to multiple classrooms, Sutton said. “We partnered with the Harris Center and Susie Spickel, who’s been a huge part of all of the learning that has taken place,” Sutton said.
Students weigh and measure turtles weekly, chart growth against other schools in the district, and use the data to change feeding and husbandry practices so the animals are prepared for release.…
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