Anadromous Fish
Overview & objectives: 1) describe the parts of the salmon life cycle and 2) Identify hardships and obstacles salmon encounter during the migration cycle. Curricular Areas: Language Arts, Science, Math, Art and Social Studies. Introduction.
	Rotation 1	Rotation 2	Rotation 3
WHERE	Classroom	Break-out Room D-66	Outside
WHO	Parent Volunteer	8th Graders	8th Graders
MATERIALS	Storybook: Salmon Stream or The Salmon -Pony Beads (12 colors) -Cording -Chart showing what color of beads mean	-Fabric Game Board -Large wooden salmon game pieces -cards for game representing Ocean, Estuary and Streams	-blindfolds -magnets
ACTIVITIES	The Salmon Story Google Drive	The Great Anadromous Fish Game Google Drive	The Magnetism Game for salmon finding their birth stream
Differentiation: how will you provide support for different learning abilities? For a complete list click here
NGSS Alignment Full, more detailed outline of standards & progressions → NGSS Progressions
	Earth Science ESS3.C Human impacts on Earth systems ESS3.D Global climate change	Life Science LS1.A Structure and function LS1.B Growth and development of organisms LS1.C Organization for matter and energy flow in organisms LS1.D- Information Processing LS2.A-Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems LS2.B - Cycles of matter & Energy transfer in Ecosystems LS2.C - Ecosystem dynamics, functioning & resilience LS2.D Social interactions and group behavior LS3.A-Inheritance of Traits LS3.B - Variation of Traits LS4.A - Evidence of common ancestry LS4.B - Natural Selection LS4.C Adaptation LS4.D Biodiversity and humans	Physical Science PS2.A Forces and motion PS2.B Types of interactions