Curriculum for Teachers Link

Environmental Lesson Plans for Teachers

The Water Cycle:

http://www.montana.edu/wwwwet/journey.html
The Incredible Journey. Upper elementary & middle school water cycle activity.

Water Properties & Quality

http://www.biologylessons.sdsu.edu/classes/lab1/index.html
“Properties of Water” lessons K-8

http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/kr/ed/kidsinthecreek/homepage.htm
Bonneville Power Administration offers a water quality curriculum, teacher resources and materials.

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/biblio/8816c.html
DOE "Discover Wetlands" curriculum for k-12

http://www.healthywatersinstitute.org/?=swcurriculum
“Healthy Waters” lessons grades 4-6

http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/depot/experiments/water
Middle and High school water quality lesson plans (Click on links surrounded by fish)

Watershed Management

http://www.nwf.org/schoolyard/pdfs/AccessNaturewatershed.pdf
“Watershed” lesson Grades 3-5

http://www.bellmuseum.org/distancelearning/watershed/watershed2.html
The Watershed Game. Students simulate the role of a watershed manager, making decisions in response to issues, and seeing the consequences of those decisions.

Environmental Concepts:

http://www.planetgreengame.com
High school level

http://www.hww.ca/hww.asp?id=5&pid=0
Hinterland Who’s Who for Educators: assorted environmental lesson plans for K-12.

Salmon/Trout & More

http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/statewide/AquaticEd/adfgteacherguide/home.html

A fantastic, in-depth website for teachers on Alaskan salmon which includes an introduction and concepts, and seven chapters, which could be printed and used as a textbook if desired. Each chapter has a photograph, key concepts, vocabulary and activities. This website also links to a salmon anatomy website/dissection website with instructions and some photographs.

Attn: YBEEP teachers, this is a teachers guide for the “Alaska’s Wild Salmon” book that you receive in your packets at our Teacher Orientation.

http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/statewide/aquaticed/aquaticedhome.cfm

Alaska Fish and Game Aquatic Education website with teacher resources and links to many other useful sites.

http://wdfw.wa.gov/outreach/salmon/selfasmt/selfasmt.htm

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Your Impact on Salmon/Fish
A Self-Assessment. This website describes ways we can help salmon and helps us think about how our actions impact fish.

http://wdfw.wa.gov/outreach/education/salclass.htm

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife site with information and equipment list needed to raise salmon in the classroom.

http://www.pskf.ca/sd/

Salmonids in the Classroom is a great website from Canada on salmon dissection. It has step- by- step instructions (12 steps in all) with color pictures. It simply explains all the dissection steps, and describes the organs that are seen, and the functions of each.

http://cbi.wsu.edu/tr.htm

Columbia River Virtual Field Trip Trailhead: An Amazing Watershed Journey. This is an awesome virtual tour throughout our state. Check this one out!! It does include a section on salmon and a section on dams. So come along and explore the Columbia River's: beginnings, geology, first nations, history, and changes, current issues, challenges sustainability and future.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/09/gk2/migrationsalmon.html

This website is done by National Geographic, Xpeditions, Marco Polo, so you know it is going to be good! It has lessons for all grade levels K-12. You select your age group on the home page. Some highlights include: printable maps of North America and salmon migration; an interactive salmon challenge game that students can do from the site; and a slide show and salmon photographs. Also a link to Salmon puzzles and worksheets you can photocopy

http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/waterres/salmonch.htm

Salmon Challenge is a game to help students see how their decisions help or harm our environment and our salmon. This game was developed for grades 4 through 9, but it is fun for everyone - friends, classmates, even parents! Developed by King County/Seattle, Department of Natural Resources.

http://www.usbr.gov/mp/watershare/resources/lessonplans.html

WaterShare is a Bureau of Reclamation site aimed at high school students. Students read a life cycle chart and gather information from the Internet to learn about salmon life cycles. The class creates a chart showing habitat requirements at each life stage. There are links on this website to other sites that talk about various uses of water, from agricultural to urban. The links have lessons for all grade levels.

http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/animal/salmon.html

Pacific Salmon life-cycle lesson plan. Grades 3-5.

http://www.grow.arizona.edu/

Geotechnical, Rock and Water Resources Library. A list of science websites for various grade levels, many related to salmon and other fish. Click on their K-12 link for a list of lessons for various ages.

http://www.blackfootchallenge.org/adoptatrout/hslessonplan.htm

Adopt-A-Trout lessons from Montana, for elementary, middle, intermediate and high school students. Includes fish dissection on the high school page. Also, check out extension activities.

http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/canwaters-eauxcan/bbb-lgb/creatures-animaux/fish-poissons/salmon-saumon_e.asp

This Canadian website is called the Big Blue Bus and has activities and information for children on oceans, fish, and water critters, including a good explanation of the salmon life cycle.

Wildlife

http://www.nwf.org/schoolyard/newsletteractivity.cfm
Assorted elementary level lesson plans from the National Wildlife Federation

http://www.www.birdday.org/education_links.htm
Bird information & activities K-12

http://www.biokids.umich.edu/index.html

This University of Michigan site is very impressive, and provides information on many types of animals. It has a critter catalog with photos and sounds, animal tracks, and an invertebrate ID guide, and also gives links for kids and teachers.

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