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Trout in the Classroom

Heritage High School

Environmental Science, grades 10-12

Biology, grades 9-10

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Thank you, LPS Foundation!

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Trout in the Classroom

  • Environmental Science classes
  • Biology too!
  • Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12
  • Students raise rainbow trout from eggs to fingerling fish (2.25” by June)

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Learning Objectives

  • Students learn in a hands-on way about Colorado riparian habitats
  • Water chemistry and testing
    • Vernier testing equipment including Dissolved Oxygen
  • Caring for the fish
  • Disease testing, obtaining permit
  • June 2022 release party in the Platte River!

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2019 LPS Foundation Grant:

Initial Trout in the Classroom Setup:

  • 55 gallon tank
  • Chiller (the big-ticket item!) →
  • Filter
  • Testing Supplies

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CPW Fish Health Testing Training - March 4, 2020

  • Colorado Parks & Wildlife personnel at the Brush, CO office taught me how to complete testing on the fish!
  • Testing is required for the permit to release the fish into State waters, such as the Platte River
  • I learned so much!

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Eyed eggs

From the Crystal River Hatchery in Carbondale, Colorado!

We can see each baby trout’s eyes in this stage of development!

Our eggs in the basket, below:

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Students’ own touches

One student, Cammy M., wanted to create a sign for our protected-from-UV-light setup for the eggs and newly hatched fry:

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Students complete water testing & water changes!

Jaiden T. and Rebecca A., taking care of the baby trout!

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Students counting our bébé trout

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Will G. for the win! 161 trout!

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LPS Foundation Grant 2021: Tank Telemetry!

Allows 24/7 monitoring of tank

  • Temperature
  • pH
  • NH3 (ammonia)
  • NH4+ (ammonium ion)
  • DO (dissolved oxygen)
  • Light levels (for when we get plants for the fish!)

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Telemetry Updates, February 2022:

Includes a Seneye Reef monitoring system, as well as the Seneye Web Server and wireless router.

I want to get the water chemistry monitoring and trout cameras operational, so that students and families can check on the trout anytime they want!

This also enhances the health of the tank, so I can always see what is going on.

I am working with Colorado Trout Unlimited and the LPS IT Department to get our trout cameras set up. We would have one camera for the trout tank (tank only, no sound, for student privacy), and another camera for the instrument panel (also tank only, no sound)

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Thank you, LPS Foundation, for such a powerful tool in student learning!