Mr S Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 It is now the time of year that my 6th graders start getting intense about the inhabitants of the school tanks. We start of with Porifers (sponges) luckily I have a few that we can chop up and look at under the microscope. Don't tell PEDA. Next we go to Cnidarians (corals and such). I have a pretty good variety. If viewers have any cool pictures of either of the mentioned I can use them in my PowerPoint presentation to show how varied these phylums are. I plan on going all the way from sponges to arthropods. I can't do fish and such because that happens in the 7th grade!!! (like I don't talk about them!!!) I also have a tank of seahorses which I use as great examples of adaptation to a specific environment. My 8th graders finished powerpoints of tank inhabitants in the fall. They were awesome and the kids still want to do other ones. If I ever get a camera or someone visits me I can post some pics. My tanks are definitely a community effort. I think just about everyone in Albany, Corvallis, Salem and parts of Portland have contributed to it in either labor, advice, stuff or all of the mentioned. Thanks to all of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Krux Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 i have a nice dvd on the importance of eating sustainable species and the impact on the ocean of overfishing, we watched it at work, it may be something good for your school. remind me if i forget to bring it to you tomorrow and i will drop it in the mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Sweet! Hey Roger I have a ton of frags for the school. Email a time when i should try to stop by. Later Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr S Posted March 22, 2006 Author Share Posted March 22, 2006 gracias my amigos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzypop Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 That is awesome you do that Mr S. I wish there was someone at the district I work at that did this because I would love to donate some knowledge, time and livestock to help the kiddies learn. Kudos to you. Whoops no more Kudos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ahbrit Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 There is Kudos it's now called reputation See the little green square on the left of your post. below that you'll see a little symbol that looks like an scale? Click it when you like a post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spayne Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 There is Kudos it's now called reputation See the little green square on the left of your post. below that you'll see a little symbol that looks like an scale? Click it when you like a post Nobody likes me, everybody hates me... I guess I'll go eat some worms! (drooler) Just kidding! Hey, Fluffy! Let Jay and I know if you want something out of our tanks for the school! BTW, you're lucky Ryan had another tort frag... yours was just about to mysteriously disappear out of his tank! plotting Stacy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr S Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 Hey thanks for the offer. Let me know what you can frag. That would be cool. You guys need to stop by the school some time and see the set up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 I wish I had a teacher like this when I was in school, we did not even have any animals in the class. Your cool Mr. S. I can I be a part of your 6th grade class.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr S Posted April 1, 2006 Author Share Posted April 1, 2006 thanks. it is always cool to see the kids get into what is going on in the tanks. They are amazed by the diversity of all the organisms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drock59 Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Roger you must stop posting things like this. It makes me want to go back to school AGAIN and teach middle school science. I think I will still be able to do quite a lot with the younger buggers and a reef tank though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr S Posted April 2, 2006 Author Share Posted April 2, 2006 Dan you need to let me know when you are ready to set up a tank. I have some softies I can give you. Also a good idea of what is super hardy and cool to look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drock59 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 will do. Its just a matter of finding a job now!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr S Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 Try Albany. A great district to work for. Stay away from Portland. They are shutting down schools! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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