by Rich Collins | Nov 21, 2017 | AWWA in the Schools, Water Quality
This fall, the Acton Elementary School’s 7th grade participated in our well water testing module! Students are given the opportunity to become scientists by performing chemical tests on water samples taken from their homes. In Acton, most if not all students,...
by Rich Collins | May 25, 2017 | AWWA in the Schools
It’s been a busy few weeks at AWWA! We’ve been visiting the Acton and Wakefield elementary schools for our 6th grade module on watersheds and invasive species. Yesterday was an especially exciting day, as we had our brook trout release with the Paul School 4th...
by Rich Collins | Mar 17, 2017 | AWWA in the Schools
This week our Paul School 4th graders learned how their aquarium is set up to simulate nature! Brook trout require certain conditions in order to thrive, and the 4th graders did a great job of guessing how we meet the trout’s needs while they’re growing in...
by Rich Collins | Feb 24, 2017 | AWWA in the Schools
It’s that time of year again! Around this time every year, AWWA and a team of volunteers head into the Acton Elementary School and the Wakefield Paul School for some fun activities. This week we were in the Paul School, and next week we will be testing with...
by Rich Collins | Feb 13, 2017 | AWWA in the Schools
Most of our eggs have turned into alevin, and only a few have yet to make the transition! All we have to do now is wait until they absorb their yolk sacs, and then we’ll have fingerlings to start feeding. Seeing the transformation from egg to alevin makes the...
by Rich Collins | Jan 30, 2017 | AWWA in the Schools
On Friday, our fourth grade classes learned about general fish anatomy! The first thing I had the students do was to try and label the basic parts of a fish using a word key. After much debate and uncertainty of their choices, we went over the answers. For a Friday...
