Trout in the Classroom is an interdisciplinary program that introduces coldwater conservation education in Pennsylvania schools by raising brook trout, a native coldwater species, from eggs to fingerlings.

The Program Helps to:

• Foster awareness and knowledge about coldwater conservation in students grades 3-12
• Encourage continued participation in coldwater conservation, management and recreation programs.

Objectives

 1. Raise brook trout by observing and monitoring a coldwater ecosystem in a classroom aquarium

 2. Identify stages of the brook trout life cycle

 3. Recognize brook trout as "indicator species" for healthy coldwater streams 

 4. Describe conditions needed for brook trout survival in your classroom aquarium and in nature

 History

 

PENNSYLVANIA

In 2006, Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited (PATU) and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) began to lay the groundwork for a statewide TIC program.  The Pennsylvania Department of Education's (PDE)department of environment and ecology is also a supporter of the program through funding and curriculum assistance.

WORLDWIDE

Trout In the Classroom (TIC) has been successfully implemented across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom for more than 20 years through partnerships with Trout Unlimited groups, government agencies, and other conservation oriented organizations.

To view other states who are implementing TIC please visit National Trout Unlimited’s TIC website.