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- 7th - 8th
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Students research career opportunities with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. They select one career and prepare an application and be interviewed for that position. Full Review »
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- 4th - 7th
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Students work together to discover the concept of echolocation. They examine dolphins and their behaviors. They discuss how humans could use this information to help them in their everyday lives as well. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify and interpret the evolution and sources of law in Canada. Students compare and contrast the legal rights and responsibilities of individuals, groups, and organizations in Canadian society. Students write a one-page opinion summary paper outlining how they think Canadian laws should balance the conservation of threatened species with the rights of individuals and businesses. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students play a game about the life cycle of a blue crab in order to witness the causes of changes in the crab population and discuss what a resource manager could do to keep a stable crab population. Students then create a game titled "The Life of a Fisherman". Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students examine an experiment in which 2 types of commercial fish are fed a new type of fish feed and a commercial fish feed which costs ten times as much. They calculate in the fish grow as well with the cheaper fish feed and then decide whether is would be more economical for local fisherman to raise and sell their own fish, a process called aquaculture. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students graph 40 days of high and low tide data for a site in Baja, Mexico near the Wetlands & Fisheries Live! research center. They identify patterns in the data and finally to make a connection between tidal heights and the phase of the moon. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the history of cod fishery by watching a video segment. As a class, they discuss how one resource can sustain a group of people living in an area at a specific time. They analyze patterns in the distribution of Canada's population and explore issues related to rural and urban environments. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the Stella Smolts Migration Model and its use in previous simulation models to help managers deal with the many factors contributing smolts decline. They participate in an interactive exercise in the role of fishery manager. Full Review »
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- 11th - Higher Ed
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Students play The Fishing Game as a manager in the national fish and wildlife service charged with the responsibility of making policy suggestions regarding the management of a fishery surrounding national borders. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify and define Hydroelectric dams that provide us with electricity. Then they identify a variety of methods that have been used to try to help salmon make it past the dams on their journey to the sea. Students also become aware of the problems that these dams have caused for some fish populations as well as what has been attempted to solve these problems. Full Review »
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