Rehoboth elementary students study Silver Lake
Two classes of Rehoboth Elementary School fifth-grade students became scientists for a day as Save Our Lakes Alliance3 and Envirotech introduced students to biodiversity.
Students working in teams are given two water samples to examine. The first sample contained clear water and plenty of small critters, indicative of a healthy body of water, Envirotech president Todd Fritchman said. Students Sebastian Cantu, left, and Lauryn Head, found a crayfish.
The students were also given a second sample from Silver Lake in Rehoboth Beach. The lake water is a dirty, brown color; the students found mayfly larvae among their Silver Lake samples, which Fritchman tells them grow in unhealthy water bodies. As one student remarked, “Silver Lake ain’t so silver.”
Ryan Mavity covers Milton and the court system. He is married to Rachel Swick Mavity and has two kids, Alex and Jane. Ryan started with the Cape Gazette all the way back in February 2007, previously covering the City of Rehoboth Beach. A native of Easton, Md. and graduate of Towson University, Ryan enjoys watching the Baltimore Ravens, Washington Capitals and Baltimore Orioles in his spare time.
