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LESSON PLANS AND ACTIVITIES

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  • 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

  • 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