Below are resources for Teachers and Volunteer Educators to help you enhance your Salmon Watch experience. Please take the time to review all that are applicable to you.
One laminated set of Field Trip Procedures & Activity Guides for each station (a shorter version of the full guides linked below) will be included in the equipment kits.
Administrative Forms
Teacher Task Checklist
Teacher Task Timeline
Field Trip Expense Reimbursement Form – Bus and Substitute Costs
PDU Tracking Form
PDU with Salmon Watch Information
Waivers
Digital Copies of ALL waivers can be accessed at the bottom the Salmon Watch Page
Student Liability Waivers and Photo Release (print version)
EXENCIÓN Y LIBERACIÓN DE RESPONSABILIDAD (Spanish Student Liability Waiver and Photo Release)(print version)
Adult Liability Waiver and Photo Release (print version)
Salmon Watch Field Trip Materials
Example Field Trip Agenda
Driving Directions to Field Trip Sites
Salmon Watch Field Trip Introduction and Wrap-up
Best Practices for Volunteer Educators
Safety Procedures and Site Protocols
Salmon Watch Land Acknowledgement Poem
Field Station Lessons:
Field Trip Station Background & Lesson Plan: Salmon Biology
Field Trip Station Background & Lesson Plan: Water Quality Monitoring
FORMULARIO DE DATOS DE CALIDAD DEL AGUA (Spanish StreamWebs Water Quality Data Sheet)
StreamWebs Water Quality Data Sheet
Field Trip Station Background & Lesson Plan: Macroinvertebrate Identification
StreamWebs Aquatic Macroinvertebrates Data Sheet
MUESTREO DE MACROINVERTEBRADOS (Spanish StreamWebs Aquatic Macroinvertebrates Data Sheet)
Field Trip Station Background & Lesson Plan: Riparian Ecology
Field Trip Station Background & Lesson Plan: Ecosystem Services
Field Trip Station Background & Lesson Plan: Invasive Species
Service Learning Project
Service Learning Project Information Sheet – this sheet lives in Google Drive as it is a living document. Please reach out if you need an alternative format
Other Salmon Watch Curriculum:
Curriculum Standards Correlations (Core; NGSS)
Riparian Scavenger Hunt Form (student field trip sheets, teachers responsible for printing)
Riparian Area Data Mapping Form (student field trip sheets, teachers responsible for printing)
Invasive Terrestrials Field Guide
Invasive Mudsnails
Invasive Milfoil
Volunteer Documents:
Volunteer Educator Responsibilities
Volunteer Tool Kit
Evaluations:
Student Evaluations
Pre-Field Trip Student Evaluation Form (online version)
Pre-Field Trips Student Evaluation Form (printable version)
Post-Field Trips Student Evaluation Form (online version)
Post-Field Trips Student Evaluation Form (printable version)
Teacher Evaluations
Teacher – Evaluation Form (online version)
Teacher – Evaluation Form (printable version)
Volunteer Evaluations
Volunteer – Post Teaching Survey (online version)
Volunteer – Post Teaching Survey (printable) (printable version)
On behalf of World Salmon Council, thank you again for your time, commitment and support – this amazing experience couldn’t happen without you!
Questions on any of the above, please contact Makayla Simmer, Salmon Watch Senior Program Manager at Makayla Simmer