high school classroom tank

[dunl]

Of course it will be a distraction of some kind. There's always distractions.

But it's the interest and student engagement that these things bring that outweighs the distraction.

[lastlight]

Oh I love distractions. I didn't mean for my post to make the whole idea sound bad. Imagine how cool a tank with LIFE in it would be?

[Arok3000]

I think a biocube or similar in a classroom would be ideal.
I also propose a smaller sized tank for a couple of reasons. I agree that it is easier to move/disassemble in the event it is required. Also, it is true that something foreign may unwantedly end up in the tank, for this reason I believe a smaller tank is easier than a larger tank. True a larger tank is more stable, but in the event you need to do a significant water change, it's much easier and economical to change 20 gallons than 90.

[dunl]

If something foreign ends up in the tank, it's gone. Simple as that.

[dunl]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Oh I love distractions. I didn't mean for my post to make the whole idea sound bad. Imagine how cool a tank with LIFE in it would be?

No worries. I like distractions like these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufjxW2KWmko

They tend to get their attention.

[tgoeujon]

high school science class = plenty of chemicals that dont belong in the tank. If the students now are anything like i was in high school those fish will have a very limited life span.

[Aquaria]

Originally Posted by ponokareefer

I hate to say it, but I would think a classroom tank would be a major distraction for the students. I know I wouldn't be paying a whole lot of attention in class if there was a fish tank in the room, fresh or salt water.

+1 think of the ADD students..... they got it hard enough as it is let alone with a distraction like that. if you do it, put it behind the students to help divert their gaze when it should be to the front of the class
fyi im an ADD student or was anyway now im just ADD....what was i talking about?