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- 5th - 8th
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Students select a fish, prepare it, ink it, apply the paper or fabric, and complete the fish print for display. During this process they also examine the fish and learn th 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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- 4th - 6th
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Students examine the effects of various methods of fishing on fish populations and biodiversity. They read a handout, participate in a simulation of different fishing methods, record the results, and answer discussion questions. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students explore the impact of commercial fishing on the marine environment. They participate in three activities which help them grasp the concepts of overfishing, habitat destruction, and by-catch and what each does to populations of fish. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students investigate common fishing methods used to capture sharks. They decide why these methods and the shark's reproductive biology are contributing to the quick reduction in the shark population. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students focus on the various types of fish living in different water environments. In groups, they research the different methods used to fish and participate in experiments to determine the effects of mercury on fish, the environment and the people who consume the food. They take field trips to aquatic environments and share their findings with the class on what might happen if the environment is not taken care of. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students student the concept of bycatch, the act of unintentionally catching certain living creatures using fishing equipment. They determine the difference between bycatch and target creatures. They discover what species become bycatch and how this affects them and humans. They determine ways bycatch can be reduced. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students view the Salmon Life Cycle poster, they discuss where the adults came from. Students use the "Adult Salmon" handout to research the adult stage of a salmon's life. Students perform an experiment to demonstrate ways different types of fishing methods affect the fish population. Students play a game to simulate the troubles salmon have when returning from the ocean. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students explain why fish are in their usual location from the perspective of a worker on a fishing boat. They use clues clues, research, and a fake letter from their friend in North Carolina to determine the cause is El Nino. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students are introduced to the uses of fish wheels. In groups, they use directions to construct their own and research how fish are a resource for humans living along the river. They summarize the information in a paragraph to end the lesson. Full Review »
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