Stream Studies

Your Stream Queen
Sandra Geddes
, fourth grade teacher and leader of the AquaEagles, can give you all the details about Aqua Eagles, Stream Team, the trout, the growing stations, the field trips, and the overall environmental impact of Westbrook's outstanding science programs.

Stream Team and AquaEagles Projects
The Macroinvertebrate Encyclopedia is a project by Mrs. Geddes' fourth grade class. Use it to help identify macroinvertebrates. This project is ongoing and a sample is available right now.

Our Mystery Creature needs your help. Four fourth grade boys found it in Little Falls Stream on February 24, 1998. Stream Team students made a movie to show you what the critter looks like. Can you identify it?

The Our Trout ABC Book focuses on our latest trout raising project. Our book is modeled after books written by Jerry Pallotta who visits Westbrook on February 26, 2003.

The Stream Team Poem was written by members of the 2002-2003 Aqua Eagles.

The porcelainberry clean-up was part of an Aqua Eagle and Potomac Conservancy partnership project that took place on November 6, 2002.

The Little Falls Monitoring tells about four fourth grade girls who monitored Little Falls Stream on February 2, 1998.

The Little Falls Monitoring tells about four fourth grade boys who monitored Little Falls Stream on February 24, 1998.

The Rainbow Trout Story gives an update about how our trout were doing after Winter Break.

The SAV Planting is a photo story created by the Aqua Eagle Stream Team about this year's SAV planting project.

The Audubon Monitoring focuses on a day of stream study for two Aqua Eagles. These Stream Team members joined an Audubon monitoring group on Sunday, February 1, 1998.

The Clagett Adventure focuses on two days of stream and Bay study for fifth grade Aqua Eagle Stream Team members. This is Westbrook's photo essay for our October 1997 overnight field trip.

The Stream Fest focuses on a day of stream study for fourth grade students at Burtonsville, Lake Seneca, Poolesville, and Westbrook. This is Westbrook's photo essay for our October 1996 Stream Fest.

The Potomac Raft Story shows us collecting data on migratory fish such as shad in the Potomac River. This rafting adventure took place on August 26,1996.

The Little Falls Monitoring Photo Essay is a photo story created by Mrs. Geddes's Class for photographs taken by Irene Spector.

The Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Form is a great way to support the funding of your school's Stream Program. The form can be completed and sent to the Chesapeake Bay Trust in Annapolis, Maryland. You can call them at 410-974-2941.

The Echo Hill Photo Essay 1996 is a photo story created by Mrs. Geddes's Class for photographs taken by Irene Spector. It tells the story of our fourth grade field trips to Echo Hill Outdoor School located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland near Chestertown.

The Echo Hill Photo Essay 1999 is a photo story created by Mrs. Geddes's Class about the May 1999 field trip to Echo Hill Outdoor School in Chestertown, Maryland.

The Shad Project began in spring 1996 at Westbrook ES.

The Shad Project story is told by two fifth grade Aqua Eagle reporters.

The Shad and Tuna Projects exchanged data last spring at Westbrook ES.

The SHAD ADVENTURE tells how we helped fertilize over 400,000 shad eggs on the Potomac River one night.

The Aqua Eagle Rap was filmed in spring 1996 at Little Falls Stream.

The Chesapeake Bay Flag was created by two Westbrook Students to celebrate Maryland Day last spring.

The Stream Study Slide Show is a picture book project created by Mrs. Geddes's class.