FULTON SCHOOLSSALMON IN THE CLASSROOM

INTRODUCTIONS• MR. JEREMY WINSOR

• CONTACT INFORMATION

• WINSORJE@FULTONPIRATES.NET

• TWITTER: @JeremyWinsor

• SALMON IN THE CLASSROOM TEACHER FOR 8 YEARS.

• CURRENTLY TEACHING 7TH AND 8TH GRADE SCIENCE AT FULTON SCHOOLS

• MRS. CARI SMITH

• CONTACT INFORMATION

• SMITHC@FULTONPIRATES.NET

• FIRST YEAR

• CURRENTLY TEACHING 7TH AND 8TH GRADE MATH AT FULTON SCHOOLS

WHAT WORKS (FOR US)

• COMMUNITY OUTREACH

• NEWS/MEDIA INVOLVEMENT

• ORGANIZATION INVOLVEMENT (DNR & DEQ)

• COLLABORATION / TEAMING WITH THE PROJECT

• GRANTING AGENCY INVOLVEMENT (GCCF)

WHAT WORKS FOR US HAS LEAD TO…OUR PROJECT

• CURRENTLY USE SALMON IN THE CLASSROOM IN 8TH GRADE

• FULTON SCHOOLS HAS 3 MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS TRAINED IN THE PROGRAM – TRAINING ONE MORE THIS YEAR TO MAKE 4.

• PROJECT HAS BECOME MULTI-DISCIPLINARY FOR US.• SCIENCE

• MATH

• LANGUAGE ARTS

• SOCIAL STUDIES

• WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR HELP

• DNR – OBVIOUSLY

• DEQ – INVOLVEMENT FROM THE START AT FULTON SCHOOLS

• PARENTS

• NEWS OUTLETS (MARKET YOURSELF)

• LOCAL NEWSPAPERS

• TELEVISION NEWS CHANNELS

• OUTDOORS PUBLICATIONS

• TELEVISION (MICHIGAN-OUT-OF-DOORS)

OUR UNIQUE PROJECT - CROSS CURRICULAR

• FALL

• INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT

• BACKGROUND

• PURPOSE

• SCHOOL PARTICIPATION

• ROLE

• COSTS

Social Studies• SPRING

• FISHING INDUSTRY ECONOMIC IMPACT

• STATEWIDE EFFORTS

• JUSTIFICATION FOR SIC (SUCCESS V. BENEFIT)

• SHOULD IT CONTINUE?

OUR UNIQUE PROJECT - CROSS CURRICULAR

• FALL

• INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT

• STUDENT CREATED BLOG – ALL YEAR

• WINTER

• ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING PREPARATION

• USING GOOGLE DOCS

• STUDENT COLLABORATION IN WRITING

• INFOGRAM – CREATING INFORMATIVE GRAPHICS

• SPRING

• ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY USING LAB REPORT DATA

• STUDENTS GIVEN OUTLINE FOR PAPER

• GUIDED THROUGH WRITING PROCESS

Language Arts

OUR UNIQUE PROJECT - CROSS CURRICULARMath

• WINTER

• WATER QUALITY TESTING (GRAPH IT)

• MORTALITY RATES

• SPRING

• BOX AND WHISKER PLOTS OF IDENTIFIED FISH LENGTHS

• BOX AND WHISKER PLOTS OF SALMON LENGTHS

• SEDIMENT SIZE SCATTER PLOT AND LINE OF BEST FIT

• LAB REPORT

OUR UNIQUE PROJECT - CROSS CURRICULAR

• FALL

• INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT

• TANK PREPARATION (SEPT-OCTOBER)

• ESTABLISH NITROGEN CYCLE

• WATER QUALITY TESTING INTRODUCTION AND PRACTICE

• AMMONIA

• NITRITE

• NITRATE

• DISSOLVED OXYGEN

• TEMPERATURE

• PH

• FISH DISSECTION

• HATCHERY TOUR / EGG PICK-UP

Science• WINTER

• WATER QUALITY TESTING (GRAPH IT)

• LIVE STEAMING WEBCAM

• FEEDING

• MORTALITY RATES

• SPRING

• WATER QUALITY TESTING (GRAPH IT)

• RELEASE DAY LABS

• FISH RELEASE

• WATER QUALITY / TURBIDITY

• STREAM ASSESSMENT

• FISH POPULATION STUDIES (SHOCKING)

• MACROINVERTEBRATES

• STREAM FLOW RATES

• FISHING

• LAB REPORT

RELEASE DAY LABS

• LAB 1• SALMON RELEASE- EVERYONE

• LAB 2• WATER QUALITY

• LAB 3• MACROINVERTEBRATE STUDY

• LAB 4• PRODUCERS

• LAB 5

• PREDATOR/PREY IDENTIFICATION (FOCUS ON FISH)

• LAB 6

• SEDIMENT SIZE IDENTIFICATION

• LAB 7

• HABITAT ASSESSMENT

• LAB 8

• FISHING

LIVE STREAMING WEB-CAMERA WEB ADDRESS

• HTTP://FULTON.SCHOOLWIRES.NET/PAGE/627

SPONSORS

• MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (DNR)

• SALMON AND TRAINING

• MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ)

• RELEASE DAY LABS

• GRATIOT COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (GCCF)

• EXCESS OF $6,000 IN GRANTS

• FULTON SCHOOLS

QUESTIONS?