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- 7th - 8th
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Students describe stages in a commercial fishery that eventually becomes severely depleted. They interpret basic data to predict when a fishery stock is beginning to show signs of overexploitation. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students write a research paper showing their sensitivity to the environment and reflecting about what they have learned about proper management of fisheries. Full Review »
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- 7th - 11th
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Students discuss why monitoring fish populations is important. They develop a multi-year fisheries management plan and budget. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students explore how scientists keep track of fish populations and why it is important to do so. They describe three methods currently used to sample fish populations. They participate in activities to simulate several of the sampling methods. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students participate in a simulation using M&M's that highlights Garrett Hardin's concept of the "tragedy of the commons." They use the activities to study sustainability issues in the fishing industry. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students listen to an online interview with a fisheries researcher who studies Great Lakes fish and their habitats. Students use a KWL chart to review what they know, what they want to know, and what they've learned. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students discuss forest management dilemmas and make uninformed decisions as to whether they are appropriate management techniques. They draw bar graphs of the class opinion for each dilemma. They use media sources to become more informed on the issues and repeat the activity to see how they votes changed with more education. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore full spectrum of fish and fishery-related jobs that are important to economies of many First Nations communities, and examine their skills and interests to help them find potential matches with fisheries career. 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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