The Salmon Watch curriculum is designed to provide a holistic, multi-disciplinary and watershed-based approach to environmental education, using the salmon as the key indicator species of watershed health and the cultural icon of the Pacific Northwest.
The following units contain many different ideas, lessons, and supplementary resources to help in your teaching about nature, salmon, water quality, and human choices. In addition to option of downloading entire Curriculum, each Unit and Lesson is available for download as a separate PDF. At least one of the Sample Lesson Plans at the bottom of the page is a Power Point presentation.
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FULL SALMON WATCH CURRICULUM
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction to Salmon Watch
Curriculum Overview
Timeline of Teacher Responsibilities
Responsibilities of All Participants
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1.1
Student Handouts List
1.2
1.3 – 1.4
Student Handout 1A-1. Celebration of Wild Fish
1.5
Student Handout 1A-2. The Importance of Wild Salmon
1.6 – 1.9
Student Handout 1A-3. Student Responsibilities for Salmon Watch
1.10
Student Handout 1A-4. Nature Awareness and Observation
1.11
Student Handout 1A-5. Pathways to Nature
1.12 – 1.16
1.17 – 1.25
Student Handout 1B-1. The Sacred Circle
1.26
Student Handout 1B-2. What is a Watershed?
1.27 – 1.28
1.29 – 1.30
Student Handout 1C-1. Using Maps
1.31 – 1.33
Student Handout 1C-2. Topographic map example
1.34 – 1.35
Student Handout 1C-3. Topographic mapping symbols
1.36
1.37
UNIT 1_ALL PAGES
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2.1 – 2.16
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3.1 – 3.7
This section is under construction until further notice, so that we may offer the most thoughtful, accurate and considerate resources to you.
UNIT 3_ALL PAGES
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UNIT 4. SALMON
4.1 – 4.2
UNIT 4_ Student Handouts List
4.2
4.3 – 4.4
Student Handout 4A-1. The Journey of Pacific Wild Salmon
4.5 – 4.8
Student Handout 4A-2. The Life Cycle of Wild Salmon
4.9 – 4.10
Student Handout 4A-3. Potential Challenges to Salmon
4.11
Student Handout 4A-3. Potential Challenges to Salmon-Answers
4.12 – 4.12
Student Handout 4A-4. My Life Compared to a Salmon
4.14
4.15
Student Handout 4B. External Characteristics of Salmonids
4.16 – 4.18
Student Handout 4B. External Characteristics of Salmonids-Answers
4.19 – 4.21
4.22 – 4.25
Student Handout 4C-1. Let’s Go Fishin’
4.26
Student Handout 4C-2. Fish and Fish Facts
4.27 – 4.31
Student Handout 4C-3. Dichotomy Key for Five Salmon Species
4.32
4.33 – 4.35
Student Handout 4D-1. Sniffin’ Salmon!
4.36 -4.37
Student Handout 4D-2. Sniffin’ Salmon Diagram
4.38
4.39 – 4.42
Student Handout 4E-1. A Changing Columbia Basin, 1770-1996
4.43 – 4.44
Student Handout 4E-2. Causes of Salmon Mortality, 1770-1996
4.45 – 4.46
Student Handout 4E-3. Where Are the Salmon, When?
4.47
Student Handout 4E-4. Salmonid Habitat Requirements
4.48 – 4.49
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5.1
5.2 – 5.10
Student Handout 5A-1 (Watersheds, Stream Scene, ODFW)
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5.11 – 5.12
Student Handout 5B-1. Water Temperature
5.13 – 5.14
Student Handout 5B-2. Where Am I Comfortable?
5.15
Student Handout 5B-3. Fish and Water Temperature
5.16 – 5.17
Student Handout 5B-4. Effects of Temperature on Goldfish Respiration
5.18 – 5.24
5.25 – 5.31
Student Handout 5C-1. Wading into Wetlands
5.32 – 5.34
5.35 – 5.37
Student Handout 5D-1. Stream Structure and Fish Habitat
5.38 – 5.40
Student Handout 5D-2. Fish Habitat Needs Vocabulary
5.41
5.42 – 5.44
Student Handout 5E-1. Home Wet Home
5.45 – 5.46
Student Handout 5E-1. Home Wet Home (Answers)
5.47
UNIT 5_ALL PAGES
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UNIT 6. HUMANS and THEIR ENVIRONMENT
6.1 – 6.5
UNIT 6- List of Student Handouts
6.5a
6.6 – 6.7
Student Handout 6A-1. John Day Dam Drawdown
6.8 – 6.10
Student Handout 6A-2. John Day Dam Options
6.11 – 6.14
Student Handout 6A-3. Role Play Profiles
6.15 – 6.25
6.26 – 6.28
Student Handout 6B-1. Salmon Fisheries Group Worksheet
6.29
Student Handout 6B-2. Salmon Fisheries Simulation Directions & Questions
6.30 – 6.31
Student Handout 6B-3. Pacific Fisheries Status Report
6.32
Student Handout 6B-4. Salmon Fisheries Graph
6.33
6.34 – 6.36
Student Handout 6C-1. Population Information
6.37
Student Handout 6C-2. Population Data
6.38
Student Handout 6C-3. Population Unit Evaluation
6.39
6.49 – 6.56
Student Handout 6E-1. Salmon Political Science Activity
6.57
6.58 – 6.63
Student Handout 6F-1. History of the Hatchery System
6.64
Student Handout 6F-2. The Trask Hatchery Scenario
6.65 – 6.66
Student Handout 6F-3. Profiles of Hatchery Roles
6.67 -6.69
UNIT 6 (All Pages)
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Appendix 1. StreamWebs Field and Classroom Watershed Investigation Curriculum
(Data Collection & Analysis Lessons)
Appendix 2. Supplemental Online Resources – Coming Soon!
B.1 – B.4
G.1 – G.9
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SALMON WATCH LESSON PLANS
Below are individual lessons and lesson plans developed by experienced Salmon Watch teachers and provided for your use. Please feel free to integrate into your classroom.
If you have lessons and/or presentations that you’ve put together and want to share, please contact Rachel at rachel [at] worldsalmoncouncil [dot] org.
Biology Slides-Power Point Presentation
(Provided by Walt Hollands, Science Teacher, Grant HS)
A Short Salmon Unit – 4 Lessons
1.PBS Video: Running the Gauntlet, with Discussion Questions
2.Biotic and Abiotic Factors of the River Ecosystem
3.Temperature and Respiration Rate
4.Socratic Salmon Seminar
(Provided by Walt Hollands, Science Teacher, Grant HS)
