| WHAT IS TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM?
Trout in the Classroom (TIC) is an environmental education program in which students learn about coldwater conservation while raising brook trout from eggs to fingerlings.
This aquarium based program is designed to:
- Foster awareness and knowledge about coldwater conservation in students grades 3 –12 and;
- Encourage continued participation in coldwater conservation, management and recreation programs.
Participants have successfully implemented TIC across the U.S. for more than 20 years through partnerships with Trout Unlimited volunteers, government agencies, and other local organizations.
Objectives
Students will:
- Raise a minimum of 20 brook trout from eggs to fingerlings;
- Observe and identify the life cycle stages of brook trout;
- Describe the environmental conditions needed for trout survival in the classroom and in local streams;
- Describe two reasons why clean water and coldwater conservation are important;
- List three ways brook trout serve as an “indicator species” for healthy coldwater ecosystems;
- Monitor and record aquarium water quality and trout behavior on a weekly basis.
PARTNERS
Pennsylvania TIC is a partnership between Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Pennsylvania Trout Unlimited, and Pennsylvania Department of Education.
This partnership provides:
- Technical assistance
- Grant opportunities (PA TU TIC mini-grant)
- Brook trout eggs and trout food
- Website/forum
- Curriculum and supporting resources
- Workshop for first-time PA TU grantees
WHAT IS PENNSYLVANIA TIC?
TEACHER FORMS TO COMPLETE
- Yearly registration. Thank you for your interest in Trout In the Classroom. Registration is CLOSED for the 2009-2010 school year. Teachers interested in beginning the program for the 2010-2011 school should contact Amidea Daniel, Trout In the Classroom coordinator, for more information. Her contact information is at the bottom of the page.
- End of year report (must be submitted by June 30th of each year)
- Egg confirmation (must be submitted upon the arrival of your trout eggs)
CHALLENGES IN RAISING YOUR TROUT? TROUBLESHOOTING
AQUARIUM RESOURCE GUIDE
PENNSYLVANIA TIC MAPS
GRANTS
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PA COUNCIL OF TROUT UNLIMITED: TIC GRANTS AVAILABLE
GRANTS TO IMPLEMENT THE TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE PA COUNCIL OF TROUT UNLIMITED (PATU) FOR THE 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR!
PATU IS OFFERING TWO GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHER, TU CHAPTERS, AND OTHER CONSERVATION-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING:
– TIC START-UP GRANT: PROVIDES A PACKAGE OR RESOURCES TO START 1 TIC PROGRAM
– TICI EXISTING PROGRAM GRANT: PROVIDES FUNDING FOR AQUARIUM REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT, CURRICULUM SUPPORT MATERIALS, AND/OR FIELD TRIPS NEEDS
PLEASE VISIT, HTTP://WWW.PATROUT.ORG/TIC.HTML, FOR DETAILS ON BOTH GRANTS AND APPLICATIONS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL OR CALL:
EMILY GATES
(814)359-5114
C-EGATES@STATE.PA.US
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TIC CURRICULUM & SUPPORTING MATERIALS
Professional education workshops: Enhance your TIC program with any or all of these workshop opportunities!
- Calendar of events – Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)
– Check out DCNRs calendar of events for possible professional education workshops that will enhance your TIC program.
- Watershed Education (WE) – DCNR
– Watershed Education is an educational program for students and teachers in grades 6-12. It promotes classroom and field research, hands-on ecological investigations, networking, partnerships, stewardship and community service in an effort to produce environmentally literate citizens.
PA TIC Curriculum Map
Curriculum resources (including curriculums from other states)
Relevant PFBC publications
Other supporting material
** Interested in utilizing the PA Fish and Boat Commission videos?**
- Using the link provided below Complete a “video request form”
- Send it to the address provided at the top of the form
Here is the link to the form: http://www.fish.state.pa.us/education/orderform_video.pdf
BROOK TROUT INFORMATION
AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES (AIS) INFORMATION
CONTACTS |
