Classroom Projects 2005-2001

Kids' Fishing Clinics are one-day educational events established by the Outreach and Education section of the Division of Marine Fisheries Management within the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. This free clinic allows young people to learn the basics in environmental stewardship, fishing ethics, angling skills, and safety. In addition, environmental displays provide participants with a unique chance to experience Florida's marine life firsthand. The Kids' Fishing Clinics strive toward several goals, but the main objective is to create responsible marine resource stewards by teaching children the vulnerability of Florida's marine ecosystems. In addition, the FWC hopes to teach fundamental saltwater fishing skills and provide participants with a positive fishing experience. For more information about the program CLICK HERE.
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Gifford Middle School, FL - Students compete in the science fair with their project called "Don't Be Dense". Each student maintained a certain conch density in their tank and they raised the animals for one month. They received high scores and are advanced to the Regional competition in February 2006.

Coral Glades High School, FL - Mrs. Teresa Blank and her marine science II and honors classes will be completing a conch density and calcium experiment during the spring semester.

Olathe North High School, KS - Mrs. Sarah Coddington and her marine biology class will be conducting a queen conch experiment in their classroom this semester. This is the second year Mrs. Coddington has used queen conch in her classroom.

Vero Beach High School, FL - Mrs. Sue DeBlois and her marine science classes are testing the effect of substrate on conch growth rate.

Vero Beach Freshman Learning Center, FL - Mrs. Carol Hatfield and one of her students use queen conch for her science fair project.

Vero Beach High School, Fl - Kristen and Nick Rocha, brother and sister and students of Mrs. Carol Hatfield, examining substrate, food, and water quality effects on queen conch. This is their science fair project which will be judged in February 2006.

Port St. Lucie High School, FL - Mrs. Michael Jacobus and Mrs. Karen Cloutier examine the effect of density and substrate on conch growth rate in their marine science classes.

St. Edwards Middle School, FL - Student Elliot Jaffe completed his science fair project that looked at the possibility of raising queen conch in the Indian River. Elliot placed high in the first competition and is advancing to the Regional competition held in February 2006.

South Elementary School, Okeechobee, FL - Mrs. Carol Linn and her 2nd and 3rd grade ESL Students are testing how well conch grow in their classroom.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA - Mrs. Lisa Wu and her students are gearing up to begin an extensive conch research project examining the effects of diet on growth rate. Lisa's senior students complete intensive research projects as part of their graduation requirements.

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FL - Gail Gainey and Rich Abrams collected three older juvenile conch from the Conch Heritage Network in August. These animals will be part of their traveling touch tank display used at education events like the Kids' Fishing Clinic.

The Living Seas, Walt Disney World, FL - The Conch Heritage Network donated several juvenile conch to be used in the new conch aquaculture display at The Living Seas.

Jensen Beach High School - Mr. Mike Rutenberg and his environmental technology class are fundraising so that they can begin a conch experiment. They plan to examine the effects of a calcium and non-calcium based substrate on juvenile queen conch grow rates.

Okeechobee High School, FL - Mrs. Jill Scott will be conducting a density and feed conversion experiment in her science classes this semester. The students will be in charge of weighing and measuring the conch each week, as well as weighing and recording the amount of food the queen conch are fed each day.

St. Edwards School, FL - Mrs. Kelly Riley will be using the "Conch in the Classroom" lesson plans in her science classes this year. Her students will be conducting density and substrate experiments this semester.

Port St. Lucie High School, FL - Mrs. Tania Studer and her Marine Science II class is currently conducting background research for their upcoming conch project. Mrs. Studer's students will be examining the effects of density and substrate on queen conch growth rates.

Olathe North High School, KS - Mrs. Sarah Coddington and her marine biology class will be conducting a queen conch experiment in their classroom this semester.

Winter Park High School, FL - Mrs. Jennifer Rouppe and her marine sciences classes are conducting two conch projects this year. Her Marine Science I class is studying the effects of stocking density on queen conch growth rate. The Marine Science II will determine whether or not adding calcium to the aquarium water will increase the queen conch growth rate and weight gain. This is Mrs. Rouppe's second year with the "Conch in the Classroom" activities. (PDF download - 104k)

Okeeheelee Nature Center, FL - Clive Pinnock and his crew in West Palm Beach have received queen conch that were born and raised at Harbor Branch. They will be using these animals as a teaching tool in their display tanks. For more information about the Okeeheelee Nature Center, please visit them at www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/parks/specfac/okeeheelee_nc.htm.

Ocean Springs, MS - Michelle Clardy is supervising her son's, Cody, science fair project. Cody is in the 4th grade and will be looking at the growth rate of queen conch in an aquarium setting.

Environmental Learning Center, FL - Located in Vero Beach, FL, the ELC is a popular field trip destination for local elementary and middle schools. Rosemary Petryk received queen conch that were born and raised at Harbor Branch, and they will be used as a teaching tool for visiting students. For more information about the ELC, please visit them at www.elcweb.org.

October 2003 - Mrs. Jennifer Roupp from Winter Park High School will begin a juvenile queen conch experiment with her marine science classes that examines the effects of density and calcium on growth rate.

September 2002 - Mrs. Teresa Sullivan and her students at Dan McCarty Middle School begin an experiment that will test the effects of conch density in classroom aquariums.

January 2002 - Kristen Morris, a student of Mrs. JoAnne Weise at Boynton Beach High School, conducts an experiment on the effects of density on juvenile queen conch growth for her science fair project.

August 2001 - In August and September 2001, the students of Coral Shores High School begin to take care of the conch display tanks at Islamorada Fish Company in Islamorada, FL.