fulton schools salmon in the classroom. introductions mr. jeremy winsor contact information...
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INTRODUCTIONS• MR. JEREMY WINSOR
• CONTACT INFORMATION
• 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
• 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
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