Conduct a media study of salmon and salmon-related issues. Have the class collect newspaper articles and view television broadcasts. Discuss and evaluate the social and political implications, use of improper evidence or facts and bias.
Play the Vancouver AquariumÌs online Salmon Detectives game Ò www.vanaqua.org/tour/Salmon/SD1.htm
Perform one of the plays contained in Fish in the Floodlights (nine short plays about salmon).
Research and map the main salmonid producing river systems in B.C.
Draw the life cycle of a salmon and feature the environmental and biological hazards faced at each stage.
Take part in the Department of Fisheries and OceansÌ Salmon Enhancement Program and watch salmon develop from eggs to fry in the classroom before releasing them in a local stream.
Recommended Resources:
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 1988. Salmonids in the Classroom.
Wiese, Jim and Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 1993. Salmon Below the Surface.
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 1993. Fish in the Floodlights.
Websites:
Streamnet www.streamnet.org/ff/fishfacts/index.html
Kid pics are produced by young artists who love salmon, fish and the environment.
Salmon from A to Z www2.northstar.k12.ak.us/schools/upk/chena/salmon/salmon.html
Salmon from alevin to zoology! A fifth grade class completed a study of Chena River salmon and share what they learned.
BC Adventure www.bcadventure.com/adventure/angling/game_fish/index.html
A fisherman looks at salmon, with illustrations.