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PBS

Idaho Ptv: Science Trek: Salmon

For Students 3rd - 5th
An excellent and comprehensive resource on salmon. Includes three videos: a half-hour show, a video short, and a short video where an expert answers children's questions. The facts section covers every topic you might think of, including...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Dams

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Through eight lessons, students are introduced to many facets of dams, including their basic components, the common types (all designed to resist strong forces), their primary benefits (electricity generation, water supply, flood...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Fish Friendly Engineering

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students further their understanding of the salmon life cycle and the human structures and actions that aid in the migration of fish around hydroelectric dams by playing an animated PowerPoint game involving a fish that must climb a fish...
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Other

River Stories

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Teach your students about the life of the salmon with these three stories about the journey of the Columbia Basin salmon. Each story includes a map. The first story, "Journey of the Oncorhynchus," is also in Spanish.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Swim to and From the Sea!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars are introduced to the basic biology behind Pacific salmon migration and the many engineered Columbia River dam structures that aid in their passage through the river's hydroelectric dams. Students apply what they learn...
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PBS

Pbs: Nature: Showdown at Grizzly River

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS Nature presents Grizzlies. Learn how grizzly bears raise their young around McNeil River Falls, a place in the wilderness of Alaska. This is a great place because of the salmon that swim up stream every summer.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Fish Reproduction and Development

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers reproduction and development of fish.