Mrs. Rush and Mrs. Duffy’s classes take care of wild terrapins with the Chesapeake Connections program and Arlington Echo. Terrapin Connection is an authentic data-driven research project conducted in partnership with Dr. Willem Roosenburg of Ohio University and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Participating classrooms submit “monthly” measurements. Growth data is extremely important, not only as an important scientific process for our students, but also helps to analyze growth trends and identify potential health issues. We are also required to submit growth data as a condition of our Maryland Department of Natural Resources Scientific Collection Permit.
Mrs. Rush’s class would like you to know that our terrapins are named Cupcake and Sprinkles. On December 1st, Cupcake weighed 61 grams, and Sprinkles weighed 51 grams. Cupcake likes to swim in the water and Sprinkles like to sunbathe on the floating raft. They are fun to watch and are really cute when they follow our fingers as we move them along the outside of the tank.
First Graders, Julia B., Lila S., and Nicole S., report that in Mrs. Duffy’s first grade class, Lolly and Pop (our terrapins) are steadily growing! However, there is one MAJOR problem. Lolly is much smaller than Pop because Pop is hogging all of the food. As a solution to the problem, we took Pop out of the tank during feeding time so Lolly can eat in peace. We are hoping that this will help Lolly grow bigger. Stay tuned to next month’s newsletter to hear our results.
Mrs. Rush’s class would like you to know that our terrapins are named Cupcake and Sprinkles. On December 1st, Cupcake weighed 61 grams, and Sprinkles weighed 51 grams. Cupcake likes to swim in the water and Sprinkles like to sunbathe on the floating raft. They are fun to watch and are really cute when they follow our fingers as we move them along the outside of the tank.
First Graders, Julia B., Lila S., and Nicole S., report that in Mrs. Duffy’s first grade class, Lolly and Pop (our terrapins) are steadily growing! However, there is one MAJOR problem. Lolly is much smaller than Pop because Pop is hogging all of the food. As a solution to the problem, we took Pop out of the tank during feeding time so Lolly can eat in peace. We are hoping that this will help Lolly grow bigger. Stay tuned to next month’s newsletter to hear our results.