Creek Connections is a program we participate in that is run by Allegheny College. Once a month when weather allows, we go to the local park and participate in a variety of environmental activities including water quality testing and macroinvertebrate study through kicknetting. When we are unable to walk to the creek which is about a mile from the school, the college students bring water samples to the school. Below are two videos created using two different online video creation programs. After watching them, please participate in our poll and tell us which video program you like best.
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Monday, September 28, 2015
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Pymatuning Ecology Trip
The Pymatuning Ecology Trip is a science learning experience created through a cooperative between East Elementary, University of Pitt, and Allegheny College. Students are given amazing opportunities to learn hands on science concepts from real scientists. This year, we had six stations.
One station included a trip out onto the lake on pontoon boats. Students are instructed on how to do several water quality tests and are given the opportunity to use equipment such as a Secchi disk to measure water clarity.
Another station included using microscopes to view plankton and other microscopic critters from the lake.
The third station, a class favorite, included donning muck boots and venturing into the lake in search of macroinvertebrates. This is their first experience with this type of water quality testing that will become a staple in our Creek Connections program when we go to Riverside Park to check water quality of our local creek.
After exploring the three stations above, students were transported to the fish hatchery to explore three more stations. One station was run by a bird specialist who taught the students about the adventures and dangers of bird migration through a really fun game. Another station was run by someone from the PA Fish and Game Commission. Students were given the opportunity to explore the various levels fish dwell. By examining a tube in the building, students could see what fish were bottom dwellers, who swam in the middle and what fish swam near the top.
The last station was an exciting opportunity for students to explore underwater robots. The premise and purpose was explained to the students, and underwater robots created by students were given to the students to explore the underwater world of Pymatuning Lake.
Below is a video slideshow of the day:
Allegheny College Creek Connections Program: http://sites.allegheny.edu/creekconnections/
Pymatuning Lab of Ecology: http://www.biology.pitt.edu/facilities/pymatuning
One station included a trip out onto the lake on pontoon boats. Students are instructed on how to do several water quality tests and are given the opportunity to use equipment such as a Secchi disk to measure water clarity.
Another station included using microscopes to view plankton and other microscopic critters from the lake.
The third station, a class favorite, included donning muck boots and venturing into the lake in search of macroinvertebrates. This is their first experience with this type of water quality testing that will become a staple in our Creek Connections program when we go to Riverside Park to check water quality of our local creek.
After exploring the three stations above, students were transported to the fish hatchery to explore three more stations. One station was run by a bird specialist who taught the students about the adventures and dangers of bird migration through a really fun game. Another station was run by someone from the PA Fish and Game Commission. Students were given the opportunity to explore the various levels fish dwell. By examining a tube in the building, students could see what fish were bottom dwellers, who swam in the middle and what fish swam near the top.
The last station was an exciting opportunity for students to explore underwater robots. The premise and purpose was explained to the students, and underwater robots created by students were given to the students to explore the underwater world of Pymatuning Lake.
Below is a video slideshow of the day:
Allegheny College Creek Connections Program: http://sites.allegheny.edu/creekconnections/
Pymatuning Lab of Ecology: http://www.biology.pitt.edu/facilities/pymatuning
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