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Beginning in the Watershed – Grade 4<\/a><\/h1>\n

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Introduction<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Conceptual Scheme<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Marine Aquaria<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Bibliography<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Successful Fieldtripping<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Unit 1: Watersheds<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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   1. Water: The Constant Traveler<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students construct a water cycle mobile and diagram, complete a short reading and questions, and conduct an experiment.
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   2. Finding Your Ecological Address<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students develop a definition for “watershed” and work with maps to determine watershed boundaries and their own “ecological address”.
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   3. Threats to Your Ecological Address<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Using a class demonstration and a reading, students learn the difference between a healthy and unhealthy watershed, and then propose actions to repair damaged watersheds.
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   4. What Wiggles in Watershed Water?<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students study aquatic insects in a nearby stream to determine its general water quality.
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   5. Watershed Woes<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students create a model of water allocation for a growing town. Then, working at home with their family, students develop a water conservation plan.
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Unit 2: Salmon<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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   1. The Long Wet Journey: The Cycle Begins<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
A story reading introduces a three lesson look at the life cycle of Pacific salmon. As a complement to the story, students measure water temperature.
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   2. The Long Wet Journey: Moving Downstream<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
The three lesson look at the salmon life cycle continues with a story reading recounting downstream migration. Students also manipulate a map to determine distance traveled.
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   3. The Long Wet Journey: Race to the Redd<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
The three lesson overview of the salmon life cycle concludes with a story reading focusing on upstream migration. As a summary, students play a migration simulation board game.
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   4. Hooks and Ladders<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students simulate the life cycle of Pacific Salmon and the hazards faced by salmon in a highly active game.
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   5. Investigating a Declining Resource: Salmon of the Columbia<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students work in groups to discover and evaluate possible causes for decline of Columbia River Salmon populations, then report their findings to the class.
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   6. Columbia River Salmon: Legends and Stories of 23rd Century<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students develop legends, stories, and a “readers’ theatre” performance about how the Columbia River and its salmon are saved.
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Unit 3: Aquaculture <\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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   1. World In A Jar<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students set up and maintain a saltwater microcosm in a jar, as they try to maintain a stable and balanced habitat.
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   2. Farming the Sea<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Through a brief reading and discussion activity, students are introduced to the life cycles and rearing parameters involved with raising shellfish and finfish in a controlled environment.
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   3. Raising Salmon<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students read information and answer questions about three methods for raising salmon through aquaculture: hatchery released, sea ranching and sea farming.
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   4. Harvest Race<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students role-play salmon trying to return to their rearing areas to spawn and avoid fishers along the way in this game of tag.
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   5. Food Web<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students make a physical model of food webs, food chains and pyramids to show the interrelationships of organisms, nutrients and energy in a marine ecosystem.
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   6. Seafood Festival<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students evaluate the nutritional benefits of eating sea food as they create and publish their own recipe cookbook complete with fish tales!
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   7. Fish Farmer<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
“Fish Farmer” is a board game in which players try to win by reaching the finfish first. A fun activity to reinforce aquaculture concepts.
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   8. Open for Business<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students study the economic data about two seafood businesses and choose to own the more profitable based on their analysis and comparison of the two.
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Unit 4: Finfish<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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   1. Fish Gumbo<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Through reading and discussion, students begin a study of how fish are adapted to survive in a water environment.
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   2. Name That Fish<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students read about “bottomfish”, cut out a paper one, and discover its name by using a dichotomous key.
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   3. Gyotaku<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students make inferences about a live fish based on observations of its features. Then they read about the fish and make fish prints with it.
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   4. Fins<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students compare, observe, and read about the physical features of the fins of two different fish species.
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   5. Ocean Address<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
By way of introduction to some common and important fish and their habitats, students make a “mobile” of these fish.
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   6. The Fishing Business<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students examine several different fishing methods and discuss how fishing can impact fish populations.
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   7. The Fish Are Running<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students simulate international fishing problems as they play a kinesthetic game.
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Unit 5: Finfish, Marine Mammals, and Humans<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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   1. The Tuna\/Dolphin Controversy<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students read about the Tuna\/Dolphin controversy and are challenged to write to businesses\/lawmakers and to develop a method of fishing tuna.
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   2. Canned Tuna<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students look for the label “dolphin safe” on cans of tuna and write letters either supporting a total ban on catching dolphins or letters which state that now the problem needs further study to assure the health of the ocean ecosystem.
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   3. Hear Sighted<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students analyze data as they role-play dolphin features and echolocation.
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   4. Skedaddle to Seattle<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students role-play special interest groups concerned with a proposal to allow killing some marine mammals, then present their cases and solutions at a hearing!
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Unit 1: Estuaries<\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n

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Activity 1 Water: The Constant Traveler<\/b><\/dt>\n
How to find marine information<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

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Activity 2 Finding Your Ecological Address<\/b><\/dt>\n
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Activity 4 What Wiggles in Watershed Water?<\/b><\/dt>\n
Macroinvertebrate monitoring packet<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

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Unit 2: Salmon<\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n

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Activity 1 The Long Wet Journey: The Cycle Begins <\/b><\/dt>\n
Chinook salmon photos<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
Chum salmon photos<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
Coho salmon photos<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
Pink salmon photos<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
Sockeye salmon photos<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

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Activity 2 The Long Wet Journey: Moving Downstream<\/b><\/dt>\n
Estuary \u2013 a link to the sea<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

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Activity 6 Columbia River Salmon: Legends and Stories of 23rd Century<\/b><\/dt>\n
Native American salmon fishing images<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

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Unit 4: Finfish<\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n

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Activity 1 Fish Gumbo <\/b><\/dt>\n
Shark background information<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
Name that fish worksheet<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
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Activity 3 Gyotaku<\/b><\/dt>\n
Preparing and painting fish<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

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Activity 5 Ocean Address<\/b><\/dt>\n
Fish drawings<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

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Activity 6 The Fishing Business<\/b><\/dt>\n
Native American fishing images<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
Salmon caught in a gillnet<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
Wholesale fish market image<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

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Unit 5: Finfish, Marine Mammals, and Humans<\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n

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Activity 1 The Tuna\/Dolphin Controversy<\/b><\/dt>\n
Yellowfin tuna fishing<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
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Activity 4 Skedaddle to Seattle<\/b><\/dt>\n
California sea lion image<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

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