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    Posted: 2009-10-28 By:Submitted to JournalMember Since: 2009-05-06

    Freshwater ecology classes offered at S-GI

    Ecology Class at Springville-Griffith is a big hit

    COLLECTING SAMPLES — Exploring a local pond ecosystem are, from left, kneeling, Dominic Sciabarrasi and Abby Hens; seated, Quentin Gominiak, Tucker Grimm, Kyle McCarthy, Jobe Fleming and Wyatt Sibiga; standing, Josh Baker, Don Piatek, Mason Meyers, Kayla Haberer and Julia Pupko.
    The subject of ecology is particularly important today because as a society we have finally realized that in order for our planet to remain livable, we must take preventive measures to save it. The Freshwater Ecology class at S-GI Middle School takes into account one specific aspect of our planet - freshwater lakes, ponds and streams. Through research, field trips and discussions, seventh grade students are learning to look critically at ecosystems and ecology, especially as they relate to ponds.
    The freshwater ecology class has focused their research on local ecosystems in order to recreate one of those habitats in their classroom. After students researched and presented information on what a freshwater ecosystem is supposed to be, they cataloged the various flora and fauna in the classroom pond.
    Science teacher Brandon Wojcik said, “Students made an assessment of our pond ecosystem based on their research and determined what should stay in the pond and what needed to go.”
    Then the junior ecologists ventured out to a local pond and creek to gather invertebrates and other organisms to create a completely self-sustaining ecosystem in their classroom.
    Due to the popularity of the class Wojcik plans to offer it again in the spring and is already working on other ecology enrichment classes he can offer in the winter months. He added, “My goal is for students to understand that we are all symbiotes here on Earth; what happens to one species will invariably and often negatively affect the other. There is a delicate balance. If kids can learn how small changes in freshwater habitats affect the residents of that ecosystem, it’s a short leap to show those relationships on a global scale.”
     

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