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Trout in the Classroom |Well-nighParents/Students | Alumni | Contact Us HomeWell-nighHead of School Welcome Fast Facts Mission/Philosophy Faculty & Staff Directory Board of Directors History/Facility Location Careers MMI Videos Academics Welcome Curriculum Trout in the ClassroomHigherCounseling Library Open House AssembliesHigherMatriculation Technology Graduation Admissions Campus Visit Applying to MMI Affording MMI Request Information FAQ Athletics Athletics at MMI Middle School Sports Upper School Sports Medical/Permission Forms Home Field Directions Away Site Information Student Life Summer Camps Clubs Student Literary Magazine Counselor's Corner Anti-Hazing Policy Support MMI Support MMI - Welcome Donate Now Annual Fund Endowed Giving Tax Credits (EITC & OSTC) Planned Giving MMI Parents Association News MMI News MMI Blog MMI Today Newsletters   Trout in the Classroom Program Overview: Pennsylvania Trout in the Classroom (TIC) is an interdisciplinary program that introduces coldwater conservation education in Pennsylvania schools by raising creek trout, a native coldwater species, from eggs to fingerlings. The program helps to: Foster sensation of coldwater conservation in students grades 3–12 and; Encourage participation in coldwater resource projects and recreation programs. PA TIC is made possible through a partnership between Pennsylvania Trout Unlimited, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, and Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Environment and Ecology. The partnership provides: Technical assistance, website and teacher forum; Grant opportunities;Creektrout eggs and trout food; Curriculum, aquarium resources and workshops. For increasingly information visit: www.patroutintheclassroom.org  MMI received 336CreekTrout eggs and of that 336, 300 were viable.  The program ended up with 167 live trout .  In the wild, trout can lay anywhere from 300 to 2000 eggs with less than 1% surviving. Our tank is a very controlled environment where the trout are forced to hatch older than they would in the wild. Even with the controlled conditions, a survival rate of 55.6% is impressive. Newly hatched trout are tabbed Alevin.           Trout that have progressed past the Alevin stage are tabbed Fry. This photo was taken at well-nigh 8 weeks. The stereotype size is 1/2 to 3/4 inches or 1 to 2.5 cm. Trout of less than one year are tabbed Parr, the visionless marks on the side will disappear as the trout develop.           Students are studying the respiration, muscle minutiae and circulatory system of these trout. They are moreover learning well-nigh water quality, water changes and water temperature as well as the policies of trout in these various stages. This program is a cross-grade and cross-curriculum program where students in the 6-12th grades are learning something well-nigh the trout.   The Pennsylvania Chapter of Trout Unlimited will visit with students to provide remoter information on conservation and trout life-cycle. You can read increasingly well-nigh the Trout in the Classroom project at http://www.patrout.org/misc-pages/current-newsletter on the PA Trout Unlimited website http://www.patrout.org.   Below are pictures of what the trout looked like as of early May 2017. They were released into the Nescopeck Creek in late May.    Considering MMI? Contact If you have any admissions questions, please contact: Marci Hosier Director of Enrollment Management & Marketing admissions@mmiprep.org570-636-1108 Access Online Application Parent Association Meeting AgendasMeeting MinutesCalendar of EventsVolunteer FormMMI Parent Association Contact Details MMI Preparatory School154 Centre StreetFreeland, Pennsylvania 18224Phone: 570-636-1108Email: mmi@mmiprep.org Contact Details MMI Preparatory School154 Centre StreetFreeland, Pennsylvania 18224Phone: 570-636-1108Email: mmi@mmiprep.org Our Location Our Location Follow Us Follow Us MMI Preparatory School is an independent, non-sectarian, coeducational higher preparatory day school for grades 6-12. © Copyright 2014-2015, MMI all rights reserved. Developed by Precision Design. JavaScript is currently disabled.Please enable it for a largest wits of Jumi.