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LESSON PLANS AND ACTIVITIES

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  • Coral Conservation

    / NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program

    Students will learn about the natural and human threats to coral reefs including destructive fishing practices.

    For more information about the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, visit http://coralreef.noaa.gov.

    Grades: 3-5, 6-8

  • 1st Grade Moorea Coral Reef LTER Education Curriculum

    / Moorea Coral Reef LTER Education

    These multidisciplinary lessons and activities include “What do scientists do?”, “What is a coral reef?” and “Fish Feeding.” For more information and to download the lesson plans and activities, go to http://mcr.lternet.edu/education/.

    Grades: K-2

  • Collision Course

    / Massachusetts Marine Educators

    Students analyze maps of shipping lanes and whale sightings to devise a new shipping lane through the Stellwagon Bank National Marine Sanctuary to minimize ship strikes on whales.

    For more information:
    http://www.massmarineeducators.org/.

    Grades: 6-8, 9-12

  • Do You Know the Fish You're Eating

    / WETA/PBS Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture Series

    Students design and conduct research to discover firsthand what type of fish is being sold in their community, where this fish comes from, and whether that fish is an overfished species. This lesson gives students a chance to do their own market research and discover first-hand what type of fish is being sold to the public. It also provides an introduction to fish as an important food source and as an industry controlled partly by supply and demand.

    Grades: 6-8, 9-12

  • How to Catch a Fish

    / PBS – Jean Michel Cousteau Ocean Adventures

    After an introduction to the variety of current fishing methods, students learn through an activity about the problem of bycatch and then design a poster or PSA to educate others about the issue.

    For more information: http://www.pbs.org/kqed/oceanadventures/educators.

    Grades: 6-8

  • Fishing for the Future

    / WETA/PBS Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture Series

    Through a fishing simulation, students model several consecutive seasons of a commercial fishery and explore how technology, population growth, and sustainable practices impact fish catch and fisheries management. For more information: http://www.pbs.org/emptyoceans/educators/activities.html.

    Grades: 6-8, 9-12

  • Net Results

    / WETA/PBS Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture Series

    Students will study and replicate a model of the factors affecting fisheries populations in the Chesapeake Bay (or any other bay). Through a game they will investigate how decisions by watermen, recreational fisherpeople, and lawmakers influence and are influenced by economics and the abundance or scarcity of fish and shellfish stocks.

    For more information: http://www.pbs.org/emptyoceans/educators/activities.html.

    Grades: 9-12