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Raw Seafood ~ On the Half Shell
The topic is fascinating, but there is not much for learners to do here. Food borne illness has always been a problem for humans to face, and here, data from the Center for Disease Control is analyzed. Learners look at the number of...
Curated OER
Something's Fishy. . . Classes and Qualities of Fish and Seafood
If you are going to eat seafood, it helps to understand the different classifications. In this presentation, viewers learn to differentiate two types of finfish and the variations of edible shellfish. They also examine the...
University of Southern California
What's the Catch?
There must be a catch! A comprehensive lesson looks at ocean fishing concerns through a set of five hands-on activities. Learners become aware of the risks of seafood contamination and factors that have affected the ocean environment.
Curated OER
Game of Life
By playing this game, students discover what happens to a fish stock when large amounts disappear.
Curated OER
A Fishy Tale
Eighth graders do a research project on a particular species of Atlantic seafood and record and graph information pertaining to commercial landings of that species of seafood. They use a website and an Appleworks spreadsheet.
California Academy of Science
Fish Prints
What do a dead fish, conservation, and paint have in common? The answer is a great instructional activity about fish anatomy, fun print making techniques, and unsustainable fishing practices. The class will start by making fish prints...
Curated OER
Magazine Project
Groups of students create magazines that contain stories and images of one aspect of the ocean, and ocean life. The expectations for the final products are quite high, so this lesson will require some effort to properly implement. A...
Curated OER
Goals, Interactions and Outcomes
Students recognize both sides of a dilemma through use of a Human Interaction Outline. In this Goals, Interactions and Outcome lesson, students create a diagram to show opposing views of fishermen and oil companies. Students evaluate...
Curated OER
Food Travels and Preservation
Students complete a worksheet. In this food distribution and preservation instructional activity, students learn about the transportation of agricultural projects. Students list foods that they buy at the grocery store and then identify...
Curated OER
An Introduction to 'Opae 'ula
Students examine the 'opae 'ula. In this science lesson plan, students observe a live specimen and identify the major body parts. Students construct habitat jars and observe the 'opae 'ula behaviors.
Curated OER
The Fish Trade
High schoolers read and discuss a document regarding how the global fish trade is important to humans all over the world. Students conduct Internet research and write a scenario about what would happen if other countries did not help...
Curated OER
Is There Seaweed/Algae in Your Food?
Learners discover that seaweed/algae is a small part of the resources the oceans provide. By investigating common household products, students discover that human senses are not enough to detect the presence of seaweed/algae in food.
Curated OER
My Favorite Meal
Students investigate ecological systems and the multiple uses of the environment by studying the osprey population.
Other
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Seafood Watch Program
This resource is devoted to determining the types of seafood that you should and should not purchase, how fish are farmed and caught and what you can do to improve the awareness of sustainable methods of fish farming. Be sure to click on...