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The Salmon Are Drowning in Problems! A WebQuest for 5th Grade (Science, S.S. & L.A.) Designed by Sofeya Devji and Annette Dehalt sofeya@hotmail.com/adehalt@hotmail.com
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| Introduction HELP! The Salmon are drowning in problems! The adult scientists at SCHOOL-O'-FISH Consultuants need young and cool junior scientists to help them rescue the salmon. How can
YOU help save the Salmon?
To join our scientific team, click on the
salmon.
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| The Task Welcome!! We are so glad that you decided to join our team! This is our mission - should you choose to accept it: 1. We will go on a field-trip to learn
about salmon and their needs.
Scroll down for more
details of your mission!
Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | | Teacher Page | The Process 1. Pick up your special SCHOOL-O'-FISH Consultants notebook, in order to gather notes on your field trip observations 2. Go on a surfing trip on the net (that's the INTERnet, not the Fishnet - hopefully!!) to learn more about salmon. The questions to guide your field investigation and places to look for the answers are listed in a table. Click on me
For extra research opportunities, see salmon-coloured areas on the Field Studies Table. Don't forget to record all your findings in your field note book! 3. Based on what you have learned, decide what YOU can do to help salmon in your neighborhood survive. Click on "The Salmon Challenge" to play the salmon-saving game. 4. Share your expert knowledge with others
by writing a story to the Vancouver
Aquarium. (Ask your teacher to help you send it by e-mail)
Your story should include: a) a short introductory
paragraph that lets people know WHY salmon
b) a description
of three things that you and your classmates could do
c) a wish for what
you would like other people to do to help you save
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You will be evaluated on these three
areas:
TOTAL:
100
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| Conclusion SCHOOL-O'-FISH Consultants would like to express their sincere thanks to all contributing junior field scientists. Thanks for joining us on a fun (surfing) field-trip, and thanks for taking time out of your busy school day to learn about salmon, their problems, and how you can help them survive! Please spread
the news about what you have learned, because everybody can help, and together
we can save the salmon!
Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page |Credits & References Here are the salmon information sources that we used in this webquest. A big thank you to the authors of all the web pages we connected to! Baby
Salmon Pictures:
Salmon
Life cycle
Life
Stage Descriptions
Fresh
Water/Land
Salt
Water
Predators
and Prey
Ships
Problems
for Wild Salmon
Problems
in the Ocean
Sources of animated pictures: http://www.ssanimation.com/site/graphics/3.htm
Sources of salmon sheets: Life cycle series fact sheets of "Scales and Tales"
from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO):
Last updated on August 15, 1999. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page |
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