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  1. Dear,peers

    How many alevins are in the tank Emma said about 100-120. I hope so. I want to release alot of fingerlings and have fun. Also Justin thanks for writing back.How many will we release?I hope alot.what areyou working on. I`m working on PH with Eshan,Hope and Paige.We`ll do go I hope.

    sincerely,
    Caiden Leonardi

  2. Dear Elizebith,

    What do you think caused all this fungus to form in the tank? How are the anomoa levles in the tank? At the end of the year how many trout do you think we will have at this point?

    Sincerly,
    Emma Horgan

    1. Dear Emma Horgan,
      In your comment, I noticed that you wrote “anomoa”. The correct to spell that word be Ammonia. I just wanted to let you know that you made a mistake. The questions that you asked I am not able to answer, but I am sure that someone who knows more about the trout tank than I do, would answer your questions.
      Sincerely,
      Anthony Jean-Baptiste

    1. Dear hope,
      Most of the trout are dead in the basket so we have to take them out on Monday. I think we have 3 trout still living in the hatching basket.
      Sincerely,
      Elizabeth

  3. Dear Justin,

    Hope and I are going to work on PH this morning. Kevin, Issac and Emma took out about 13 alevins with fungus on them.

    Sincerely,
    Caiden Leonardi

    1. Dear Caiden Leonardi,

      Thank you very much for the information. I do have something to ask you if you already don’t know, when ever you take out trout we created a system to write your name on an index card. Next, jot down how many trout were taken from the tank. Finally, You should tell us fifth-graders the information so we can log the info into the computer. Can you also tell your peers if they don’t know about this tomorrow in class. Thank you very much if you complete the task.

      Sincerely,
      Justin Schlendorf

  4. Dear Justin,
    How are you?I am doing great! When can my group and I be abel to present our presentashon?

    Sincerly ,
    Lilly Heege

    1. Dear lily,
      Your group can present anytime you want. You can talk to me or other peers in the trout group about the time and the day you want to present.
      Sincerely,
      Elizabeth

    2. Dear Lily,
      I noticed that you had a few mistakes in your response. First of all, you spelled able wrong. The way you spelled it was abel. The right way is spelled a b l e. Then you also spelled presentation wrong. You spelled it presentashon. Overall, You could present anytime you’re avaliable like around 12:30 would be fine, but that’s only if you have time. Me and the others would be delighted to hear your presentation.
      Sincerely,
      Olina Zheng

  5. Dear Peers,

    My Peers and I are working on some questions like how do you define communication? In what ways can communication evolove?And Can forms of communcation become obsolete? How would you awnser those questions? I think communcation means exchanging information with each other.

    Sincerly,
    Issac Varghese

  6. Dear Olina,
    Are gills in the inside or outside? I’m not sure. How many opaque eggs were there in the hatching basket? How many Alivens are in the tank ?

    Sincerely ,
    Caiden Leonardi

  7. Hey problem solvers good luck on the test I wish you all my luck rember it dose not mater what you get just try your best see you guys tommrow 😀📚

    ❤️Love, Paige❤️

  8. Dear Scholars,
    This homework is suggested and you do not have to do this but if you do that would be great.I suggest that you should read pages 136-145 deeply.If you would like to create a concept map or a chart that shows your understanding of the pages that would be great.A reminder is to post on the blog once a week or maybe more.You could post comments that are suggested and what you have learned. Come in for extra help if you don’t have a computer.
    Sincerely,
    Olina

  9. Dear Peers,
    Today my collaborative team and I presented the parts of the microscope for the second time. The feedback the fifth graders gave us was very helpful. We improved by not cutting each other off and talking about our own parts. We improved our communication skills by exchanging information with each other .

    Sincerely,
    Issac Varghese

    1. Dear Issac,
      I would like to add on that you all improved in give equal parts to everyone. The first time you presented not everyone knew the information. Also you knew what you were talking about in other words you used subject knowledge and had poise when you were talking.
      Sincerely,
      Elizabeth

    2. Dear Issac,
      I agree that your presentation has improved a lot. You guys had poise (confident)and weren’t cutting each other off. Your presentation taught me a lot about microscopes. For example I learned about the stage clips which holds the slide in place and about the adjustment knobs.You taught me and some other fifth graders about the microscope.This afternoon when you came over to read your writing piece you taught our class about trout, you should be very proud of yourself for teaching the fifth
      graders about trout.
      Sincerely,
      Olina Zheng

  10. Dear Collaborative team,
    Last Friday we went to Shu Swamp to release the 101 Brook trout. We took 3 Containers and we put the trout in them. Every 15 minutes we took the tempratrue to make sure it stays in 3 degres of 60.0 degrees F. The water in the ecosystem was clean and fresh. We saw 2 Adult Brook Trout. I released 3 trout. When the trout were released they swam against the current to get more stregth and food. The little ones swam a little farther back but the bigger ones were in the front . We met a man named Mr.Fisher. He showed us the trout and what they ate. We had fun!
    Sincerely,
    Issac

  11. Dear Collaborative team,

    I have knowledge to share with you. I want to tell you the meanings of macro , invertebrate and vertebrate. Macro means you can see it with your eyes. Invertebrates mean living things that don’t have a backbone. Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone. When we go to Swan Lake we will observe them and the ecosystem they live in.

    Sincerely,
    Issac

  12. Dear collaborative team,
    We are preparing for Swan Lake.We are so excited.
    We are packing measuring cups and that kind of stuff.

  13. Dear Fifth Graders,
    Thank you for your information from Fish Thicket. We would like to share what we learned on the field trip. We learned how to use a compass. The red tip needs to be on north so you know which direction you are going in. We learned how to mark and move using meters by using flags and meter sticks. We observed nonliving and living things in the area with a hand lens. We collected rocks and soil to make a teranian. A terraninan is an ecosystem in a bottle. When we went to Fish Thicket we saw a lot of trash there. We picked up some trash but we could not clean it all. Trash is not good for the environment. The garbage can cause pollution to the ecosystem. Fish Thicket has four ecosystems. An ecosystem is made up of living and nonliving things. We observed living things in Fish Thicket. Biotic factors in an ecosystem are the plants or animals that are alive. For example, plants, insects, trees and weeds. Abiotic factors are the nonliving things in an ecosystem. For example, temperature, soil, rocks, sunlight and water. The abiotic and biotic factors interact together in the ecosystem. If the ecosystem is not clean it will not be healthy. The plants and animals can die. We also took the temperature at Fish Thicket. It was 72 degrees farenhight. We learned to work together as a team.
    Sincerely,
    The Collaborative Team

  14. Dear Collaborative Team,

    I hope you all enjoyed your experince at Fish Thicket. What was your favorite part of the trip? Mine was how we were able to learn about something ,like lichens, then see them in nature.

    Sincerely,
    Darien

  15. Dear Collaborative Team,
    I am posting to share facts and information that I have been learning with Isabelle. I learned about the four spheres of Earth. One of the speres is the lithoshere (land) and another is the Atmosphere (air). THe Hydrospere is water and the biospere which is all living things. I also learned about Ions. Ions are water molecules that break up into two separete molecules. One of the molecules is H+ . That is the symbol for positive hydrogen. The symbol for negative Hydrogen is OH-. I think Hydrogen means water. I hope you learned from the information I shared.
    Sincerely,
    Isabella Salducco

    1. Dear Isabella,

      In your theory that Hydrogen means water, you are partially correct. One water molecule, or an H2O molecule, is made up of 2 Hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. That is why it is called H20.

      Sincerely,
      Sam

  16. Dear Collaborative Team,

    I had a wonderful experience at Fish Thick Preserve and I saw and learned a bunch!
    First when we were looking for a place to set up, we found a rock that had moss on it facing north(we checked with a compass to see if someone had moved it) and I learned that the rock was a sedimentary rock. Second thing I learned was erosion, honestly I did not know what that word meant but once I saw the places in Fish Thicket that had erosion… I figured out erosion meant (in my own words) a place where wind and water can (over time) make a opening that makes the ground uneven. Hopefully you can learn something or can build off from my information that I have learned.

    Sincerely,
    Gianna Sacco

  17. Dear Collaborative team,
    I hope you enjoy the Fish Thicket trip and I hope you learned something new.I will tell you what I learned is that you can use lichens to determine if the area is polluted or not.Even if we didn’t get to see the wetlands and take a pH sample of the water.We took a sample of the soil at Fish Thicket.Mr.Miller thank you for taking the class to Fish Thicket . Sam I hope you have a great trip to the wetlands.
    Sincerely,
    JunKai

  18. Dear Collaborative Team,

    I believe you are communicating very well using the blog. If you have any questions about anything we are working on, please don’t hesitate to ask me.

    Sincerely,
    Sam

  19. Dear Collaborative Team,

    Even though we did not get to view the wetlands yesterday, I believe it was still a valuable field trip. We had the latitude to choose where to work, and we even learned a new way to measure trees! This weekend, I am planning on going on the trail to the wetlands. I will post my observations on the blog.

    Sincerely,
    Sam

  20. Dear Collaborative Team,

    I would just like to say I hope you enjoyed your trip to Fish Thicket and I hope you learned something new.In addition, can you please comment on the blog on what you learned for example, I learned that lichens determine if the area is polluted.So please comment on the blog on what you’ve learned.

    Sincerely,
    Isabelle Baginski

  21. Dear Collaborative Team,

    I hope you liked Fish Thicket.We collected samples of rocks and soil.We made a perimeter that was 60 M.1 meter is = to 100 cm. I loved Fish Thicket because we lerned outside together.

    Sincerely,
    eshan abdi

  22. Dear Collaborative Team,

    Today we went to Fish Thicket. We took samples of soil, rocks and marked off the perimeter of the area. In the area we were looking for living and non-living things. It was
    AWESOME!

    Sincerely,
    Azlynn Long

  23. Dear Collaborative Team,

    Today we went to Fish Thicket.We had a lot of fun.We collected soil and rocks.My friends collected some tree bark.It was so much fun.There was a steep hill on the path and my friend Azlynn caught me before I fell.We used a compass to find our way.We looked for a lake but we ran out of time.

    Sincerely,
    Paige McGowan

  24. Dear Azlynn and Issac,
    It is nice to see you both communicating on the Collaborative Team web page. I also share your enthusiasm in visiting Fish Thicket on April 30th. As we continue to prepare for our trip, I would like you to begin thinking about what we will need to take with us. How are you going to collect samples of rocks and soil? Once your items are collected, what do you plan to do with them?
    Sincerely,
    Mrs. Halloran

    1. Dear Mrs.Halloran,

      We will taking samples of rocks and soil with a measuring cup,spoon,string,hand lends, tape measure and gloves. When we take soil and rocks we will put the soil and rocks in soda bottles.

      Sincerely,

      Azlynn Long And
      Issac Varghese

  25. Dear Issac,
    Thank you for that information. I’m happy that the collaborative team is going to the fish thicket altogether. The trout in the tank are four cm long.Some are smaller or bigger. On April 30th ,2015 we will go to
    the fish thicket.

    Sincerely,
    Azlynn Long

  26. Dear Collaborative team,

    We started planting marigolds seeds and in a few weeks we are going to the Nature Preserve at Fish Thicket. We will be taking samples of soil and rocks . In Fish Thicket we are going to find living and nonliving things in the ecosystem.

    Sincerely,
    Issac Varghese

    1. Dear Issac,

      I have two questions for you. The first question is “Do you know another name for living and nonliving?” The second question will be easy; “Where did you plant the marigolds?”

      Sincerely,
      Sam

  27. Dear Collaborative Team,
    Anatomy means:The parts of the body. Some External parts are Caudal Fin,Darsal Fin,Anal Fin,Adipose Fin,Pectoral Fin and Pelvic Fin.
    Sincerely,
    Issac

      1. Dear Issac Varghese,
        The gills are inside and outside of a trout. The outside gills protect the inside gills. The gills take in oxygen and let out carbon dioxide.

        Sincerely,
        Eshan Abdi

  28. Dear Mrs.Halloran,

    We found out that the trout tank and bubbles are transparent. Eyed eggs are translucent and some can be opaque. Light can not go in the opaque eggs.The
    In-line chiller,Chiller pump,thermometers,Air stone and the Filter are opaque items.

    Sincerely,
    Azlynn and Issac

  29. Dear Collaborative Team,
    Thank you for sharing all of the interesting facts you have learned about Brook Trout and the vocabulary words we have been exploring. Keep up the great work observing and researching both with the group and on your own. Can you give examples of items that are transparent, translucent and opaque within the Brook Trout tank and life cycle?
    Sincerely,
    Mrs. Halloran

  30. Dear Collaboration Team,
    Opaque means you can’t see through it at all. All the opaque eggs didn’t develop.

    Sincerely,
    Emma Horgan

  31. Dear Collaborative Team,
    I learned that transparent means you can see through, for a example a window is transparent and translucent means that some light can go through.

    Sincerely,
    Issac Varghese

    1. Dear Collaborative Team,

      Five trout came out of the hatching baskets so they are called
      fingilings and almost all of the trout are going to jump out of the hatching baskets.

  32. dear collaborative Team,

    By January some of the Brook Trout eggs are going to be hatched.
    Now there where five hundred but the obeyed eggs where taken
    out and five hatched so that would equal for hundred and
    twenty two.

    Sincerely,
    Azlynn Long

  33. Dear Collaborative team,
    I learned organisms are living things such as people,plants and animals. People and bigger animals eat trout.

    Sincerely,
    Issac Varghese

  34. Dear Collaborative Team,
    Five Brook trout eggs hatched and I found out that they are called Alevins. I also learned that
    our Brook Trout live in fresh water that is cleaned by the filter under the trout tank.

    Sincerely,
    Azlynn Long

  35. Dear Mr.Miller,
    I learned that some predators can be larger fish, or even bigger Brook Tout. Others include birds like herons, and kingfishers.Another predator is a river otter.

    Sincerely,
    Issac Varghese

  36. I learned that trout can camouflage in to their habitat, with the pattern on their body.This keeps away predators.Brook trout have a green back or a dark brown color. Their belly is white or orange.

    1. Dear Issac,

      Thank you for the interesting fact. However, I am interested in knowing the types of organisms that would be considered predators of trout ? In addition, make certain that you start your post with Dear and conclude your post Sincerely.

      Sincerely,
      Mr. Miller

  37. Dear Collaborative team,
    I found information about our question on stream explorers. The information that I found was that some trout live in spring fed(fresh) water and some live in both fresh and salt water!
    Sincerely,
    Isabella Salducco

      1. Dear Mr.Miller
        Yes! There is a scientific name for trout that live part time in fresh water and part in salt .They are called salters!!

        1. Dear Isabella,
          I agree that there is a scientific name for salters, which is anadromous. Anadromous means that kind of trout can live part time in fresh water and part time in salt water.
          Sincerly,
          RobertFaning

  38. Dear Mrs.Halloran and Mr Miller,

    The blog can help us communicate from far distances and stay in touch with the collaborative team. You can go on the blog whenever you want.

    Sincerely,
    Robert Fanning

    1. Dear Robert,

      The opportunity the group now has for communication to continue when you are not in school or meeting together is very exciting! Thank you for the effort you put forth in composing your thoughts and to your team members for supporting you in the editing process. Now that you have the correct structures in place, you should be able to post with ease.

      Sincerely,
      Mrs. Halloran

  39. Dear Collaborative Team,
    Your thoughts on utilizing the blog to enhance communication skills within the group are encouraging. I do believe the group will benefit from sharing ideas interactively and more frequently. I compliment Isabella and Samuel for submitting organized responses and thank all of you for contributing. Please take a moment to review the “Homework” section on the main website page. If you click on the “Homework-Blog Response Structure” tab, you will find information pertaining to the structure in which your posts should be submitted. I hope this format assists you in your future posts.
    Sincerely,
    Mrs. Halloran

  40. Dear Mrs.Halloran and Mr.Miller,
    Answering the question above, I believe utilizing a blog can help with the development of our collaborative team because we can communicate with our group members about a topic. We can also ask questions to the team.Another good thing is that we don’t have to be in school to talk about a lesson learned during the day. You could respond to each others ideas and you can also post comments!!!

    Sincerely,
    Isabella Salducco

  41. Dear the Collaborative Team,
    I concur with all of your responses. I look forward to maybe being in the Collaborative Team and working with you.
    Sincerely,
    Samuel Lorenzo

  42. Dear Mr. Miller,
    I am here with Emma in independent research class, we received some free time; so we decided to write an entry to you. We were wondering how your class is and how the court yard looks. Are you still congregating with the collaborative team?
    Sincerely,
    Alexandra Salducco and Emma Kirschenheiter

    1. Dear Alexandra and Emma,

      Hope all is well and that you are enjoying your sixth grade experience. Our class is beginning the process of preparing the trout tank for the upcoming egg delivery. As for the courtyard, it is need of some cleaning and organization, which the students will address in the next few weeks. On a side note, you will be pleased to know that the eggs we discovered hatched over the summer and produced eleven healthy ducklings.

      All the Best,
      Mr. Miller

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