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LESSON PLANS AND ACTIVITIES

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  • 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

  • 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

  • Fish and Kids

    / Marine Stewardship Council

    A package containing lessons, worksheets, and activities to teach young students about sustainable seafood. Each subject has two levels: one for grades K-2 (key stage 1) and another for grades 3-5 (key stage 2).

    Additional resources: http://www.fishandkids.org

    Grades: K-2, 3-5

  • Field Investigations: Using Outdoor Environments to Foster Student Learning of Scientific Processes

    / Texas Parks and Wildlife

    This extensive guide has everything you need to know for conducting field studies with your students, especially the methods used for scientific field research. Included: why field study is important; preparing students for field investigations; and using data to help identify patterns and relationships.
    For more information: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/

    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

  • Be a Scientist

    / Monterey Bay Aquarium

    Learn how scientists collect field data by being a scientist yourself! By studying a specific ecosystem, students learn how different scientists work together, what kinds of data scientists record, and experience the scientific process through observation and data collection.
    For more information: http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/

    Grades: 6-8, 9-12

  • Alaska Sea Grant Fishing for the Future

    / Alaska Sea Grant

    In an interactive game, students simulate fishery activity to demonstrate the effect of new technology and overfishing. They then rewrite the rules of the game in an effort to establish a sustainable practice.

    For more information: http://seagrant.uaf.edu/marine-ed/curriculum/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=86&Itemid=174.

    Grades: 3-5, 6-8