Alaska Sea Week Curriculum Series VI - Fish and Fisheries - Curriculum Guide

Aug 26, 2026

Alaska Sea Week Curriculum Series VI, Fish and Fisheries, is a six-volume Sea Week Curriculum Guide designed as a classroom curriculum for fifth grade and adaptable for preschool, secondary, and adult education. Seven units provide 48 hands-on activities with worksheets covering fish appearance, behavior, classification, fish species, field studies, fishing history, human sea and river culture, fish as food, and fisheries and the future. Each unit includes objectives, background, vocabulary, materials, and procedures, supported by an annotated bibliography of 168 resources and teacher reproducible worksheet masters.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages282

Reading Time11 h 51 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Tips for Teachers

Sea Week Planning Sheet

Unit One: Fish: Their Appearance, Behavior and Classification

Activity 1 - Fish Watching

Activity 2 - What is a Fish?

Activity 3 - Classifying Fish

Activity 4 - The Outside of a Fish

Activity 5 - What's Inside a Fish?

Activity 6 - Fish Printing

ED 384491 AUTHOR TITLE INSTITUTION SPONS AGENCY REPORT NO PUB DATE CONTRACT NOTE AVAILABLE FROM PUB TYPE EDRS PRICE DESCRIPTORS IDENTIFIERS ABSTRACT DOCUYENT RESUME SE 055074 Mickelson,Belle;Barr,Nancy Fish and Fisheries.Alaska Sea Week Curriculum SeriesVI.Alaska Sea Grant Report 83-7. Alaska Univ.,Fairbanks.Alaska Sea Grant Program. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (DOC),Rockvi1le,Md.National Sea Grant Program。 ISBN-0-912006-32-3 [83] NOAA-NA82AA-D-00044 291p.;Vol₁me IV was never produced.For relateddocuments,see SE 055070-075. Alaska Sea Grant College Program,University ofAlaska,P.0.Box 755040,Fairbanks,AK 99775-5040($11.50;quantity discounts). Guides -Classroom Use -Teaching Guides(For Teacher)(052) MF01/PC12 Plus Postage. *Activities;Conservation(Environment);CurriculumGuides;Environmental Education;Field Studies;*Fisheries;Ichthyology;*Interdisciplinary Approach;Intermediate Grades;Marine Education;NaturalSciences;*Resource Units;Water Resources;Worksheets Alaska;Aquatic Life;Aquatic Organisms;*Fishes This curriculum guide is the fifth(Series VI)in asix-volume set that comprises the Sea Week Curriculum Seriesceveloped in Alaska.The book lends itself to the fifth-grade levelbut can be adapted to preschoo1,secondary,and adu1t education.Seven units contain 48 activities with worksheets that cover thefollowing topics:(1)fish,their appearance,behavior,and classification;(2)fish species;(3)fish field studies;(4)fishingand fishing history;(5)human culture related to the seas andrivers;(6)fish as food;and(7)fisheries and the future.Anintroduction provides information designed to help teachers becometamiliar with the contents of the curriculum guide and to assist inplanning.Each unit contains information on student objectives,andactivity background,vocabulary,materials,and procedure.Activitiesengage students in interdisciplinary projects that involve the skil1sof classifying,identifying,comparing,computing,measuring,gameplaying,role playing,writing,observing,mapping,collecting data,recording data,and analyzing data.An annotated bibliographycontains 168 resources.A packet of teacher reproducible worksheetmasters accompanies the curriculum guide.(LZ) ****☆☆☆☆**☆**☆*******+☆***+k★☆****☆*+*☆☆*k☆☆*☆☆☆☆k*☆****☆**☆*☆*☆☆**k* ☆Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made* ☆from the original document.☆ ★***☆*******☆★★******☆+*****★***☆***********☆☆★☆**☆**☆☆*☆☆☆☆*☆**k**k*k ED384 491 pc # U.5.DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONOHice of Educatronal Research and improvementEDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION"PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THISCE NTER IERICI MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BYThis document has been reproduced aseceived from the person or organizationS.Keller orginating it □ Minor changes have been made to improve (eDroductuon gualty ● Pointsolview or opinionsslated inthis document do not necessarly represent officiatOERI postion or policyTO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCESINFORMATION CENTER (ERIC).'BESTCOPYAVAILABLE # Alaska Sea Wee'Curriculum Series:ViFish and Fisheries By:Belle MickelsonNancy Barr Editor: Grant Sims Illustrator: Renee Patten Graphics and Layout:Ben Swan Originally printed by theAlaska Sea Grant College Programin 1983.Reprinted by theUniversity of Alaska Pressin 1988 and 1991. # Acknowledgments The seven volumes comprising the new Sea Week Curriculum Guide Series arean expansion and revision of a curriculum project begun by Juneau parents15 years ago. Publication of this volume is the result of work sponsored bythe Alaska Sea Grant College Program,cooperatively sponsored by theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Sea Grant andExtramural Programs under grant number NA82AA-D-00044,projects E-70-08and A-75-01,and by the University of Alaska with funds appropriated by theState of Alaska;Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation,NationalMarine Fisheries Bervice,Univer

FAQs

Who developed and produced this curriculum guide?

The series was developed by the Alaska Sea Grant College Program, with cooperative sponsorship from NOAA Office of Sea Grant and Extramural Programs, and support from the University of Alaska and state and federal agencies listed in the acknowledgments.

What topics are covered in the seven units?

The guide covers fish appearance, behavior and classification; fish species; fish field studies; fishing and fishing history; human culture related to the seas and rivers; fish as food; and fisheries and the future.

What learning structure does each unit include?

Each unit includes student objectives, activity background, vocabulary, materials, and step-by-step procedures designed for interdisciplinary student projects.

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