SCUTES: Students Collaborating to Undertake Tracking Efforts for Sturgeon
Lesson plans to help you instruct and inform your students about Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon.
We have created a number of lesson plans to help you instruct and inform your students concerning Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon. The lesson plans are organized by subject and range from grades 3 through 12. The lessons are not labeled by grade, because they can all be adapted to fit your classroom's needs. Each subject list starts with the most basic (elementary-middle) lessons and ends with the most advanced (middle-high school) lessons.
Within each lesson plan you will find an overview of the lesson, objectives, background, necessary materials, procedures, conclusions, and the applicable learning standards.
Lesson Plan | Topic | Summary |
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1 | Ecosystem in Danger | Students will be able to: • Identify that Atlantic sturgeon live in the ocean. • Explain several reasons why the ocean is in trouble and how we can help. • Create a concept map linking how humans, Atlantic sturgeon, and the ocean are connected. |
2 | Humans and Sturgeon: Great Debate | Historical human impact on sturgeon populations |
3 | Sturgeon Life Cycle | Students will be able to: • Recognize that Atlantic sturgeon go through predictable life cycles that include birth, growth, development, reproduction, and death. • Correctly order the stages of an Atlantic sturgeon’s life cycle. • Correctly label the stages of the Atlantic sturgeon’s life cycle. • Create a life cycle poster with the life cycle pictures in the correct order and accurately labeled. |
4 | Wampanoag Indians, MCAS Practice/Test Writing Strategies |
Students will be able to: |
5 | Commercial Fisheries Gear Types | Fishing methods: nets |
6 | Sturgeon Sampling Methods | Tagging, tissue sampling, and gastric lavage of sturgeon |