Fisheries Unit Labs
Lesson Plans
Grades9, 10, 11, 12Chemistry, Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
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What it is
- The eight labs in this module on fisheries presents fisheries research and management tools and allows students to become active participants in both learning about and conserving marine ecosystems.
- They discuss types of fishing, overfishing, ecosystem effects, food waste, global fish populations, aquaculture, pollution from fish farms, and climate connections.
Teaching tips
Positives
- The lab overviews section identifies all of the materials you'll need to gather and provides a summary of the labs.
- There are many topics in these labs that will be new for students to learn about.
Prerequisites
- Review teacher resources for general background information relevant to each lab and materials that you may need to gather.
- Most labs require access to the Internet.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Science classes can connect one or more of these labs to eutrophication, dead zones, and nutrient cycling.
- Social studies classes can discuss the ethics of fishing a species to extinction or causing populations to crash and think critically about how humans have been able to affect global populations and global systems in a very short period of time.
- Have students brainstorm ways to reduce overfishing, pollution from fish farms, and protect marine ecosystems.
From the scientist review
This resource provides a clear understanding of sustainable fishing practices, marine pollution, and a holistic management of the marine ecosystem and biodiversity conservation. The resource is recommended for teaching
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