Atlantic Salmon Project

A Fourth Grade Salmon Conservation Project
The Atlantic salmon are a very interesting and unique fish. Since we will be raising these fish for the next few months, we should learn more about them. You will shortly begin an exciting exploration of the life of an Atlantic salmon. The web sites you will soon visit have a variety of exciting facts and photos of different aspects of this fish. Get comfortable and prepare to journey with this amazing fish.

The Task
Your group will be assigned to one area of research. In support of our French Immersion program, you may choose to view these research area worksheets in French or English. You will be able to choose from:
Fish Friends Project English French
Life Cycle of the Atlantic Salmon English French
Spawning and Migrating English French
Hatcheries English French
Conservation Efforts English French
You will complete your research by gathering your information from your website links. With this information you will develop an appropriate slide show for your research area to present to your classmates and other interested classes in our schools.

The Process
1. Click on your research area above in either French or English to get the worksheet for that area. Print out a copy for your group.
2. Open up a document page to keep any information or pictures you might use in your slide show.
3. Go to the links page. Find your research area and begin gathering information from these links to complete your worksheet.
4. Using the information from your worksheets, pictures you have saved in a drawing document and a slideshow program, you will develop a slide show, containing at least seven (7) slides, to present this information gathered.

Scoring the Project
You will be scored as a group according to a rubric developed for this activity. Click here to see the rubric.

The Maine Learning Results:
Science and Technology:
Elementary Grades 3-4
• L. Communication
#5. Gather and effectively present information, using a variety of media including computers (eg. graphics, slideshows).
#7. Function effectively in groups within various assigned roles.
Middle Grades 5-8
• A. Classifying Life Forms #3 Describe some structural and behavioral adaptations that allow organisms to survive in a changing environment.
• L. Communication #6. Identify and perform roles necessary to accomplish group tasks.
English Language Arts:
Elementary Grades 3-4
• H. Research-Related Writing and Speaking #1. Ask and seek answers to questions.
Middle Grades 5-8
• H. Research-Related Writing and Speaking #7. Use search engines and other Internet resources to collect information for research topics.

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