Nick Sippl-Swezey
The Salmon Game
The Salmon Game has students explore different scenarios of salmon spawning and survival using beans. All materials are provided. These include a lesson plan, background information on salmon, a slideshow, student handouts, etc., as well...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Super Salmon
This video segment from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" explores genetic modification of salmon and possible consequences.
Globio
Glossopedia: Salmon
This article introduces various species of salmon, breaking them into two groups - Pacific and Atlantic Salmon. Salmon habitat and life cycle are described. Concepts of spawning and food chain are explored. The issues of human activities...
Careers New Zealand
Kiwi Careers: Marine Farm Supervisor
Description of the career of marine farm supervisor, including nature of work, outlook and earnings (in New Zealand), training and working conditions. Includes profile of a working manager of an off-shore seafood farm.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Swim to and From the Sea!
Learners are introduced to the basic biology behind Pacific salmon migration and the many engineered Columbia River dam structures that aid in their passage through the river's hydroelectric dams. Students apply what they learn about the...
Inland Fisheries Ireland
Something Fishy: The Salmon at Sea
Follow Bradan the salmon as he survived his swim through the estuary and swims happily into the Atlantic Ocean.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Lake Superior
This site provides facts, illustrations, and more about the largest Great Lake. Includes descriptions of wildlife and industry. For grades 4-8.
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Atlantic or Pacific Salmon
Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the Atlantic or Pacific salmon.
InterKnowledge Corp.
Geographica.com: Adventure in Argentina
This site from Geographica.com contains information on a variety of parks in Argentina. A description of each follows the name of the park.
PBS
Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Wishram Indians
A look at a little-known tribe, the Wishram Indians, encountered by the Corps of Discovery on their return trip up the Columbia River. Read about the importance of trade networks to the Indians. From PBS.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:kamchatka: Land of Abundant Salmon
Identify the three main groups of fishes and identify external and internal bony fish anatomy and physiology. Examine the Kamchatka ecosystem and the role of salmon in the food web, and describe the salmon spawning cycle.
Other
River Stories
Teach your students about the life of the salmon with these three stories about the journey of the Columbia Basin salmon. Each story includes a map. The first story, "Journey of the Oncorhynchus," is also in Spanish.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Deep Crisis: Salmon Homing
Explore possible explanations of salmon's homing instincts. Record a path based upon olfactory cues, discriminating between and following specific scents placed at critical junctures along the designated path.
Regents of the University of Michigan
Animal Diversity Web: Salmoniformes
A brief overview of the Salmoniformes Order of fish. These fish are very important to humans economically. Many of them are pictured in the photos on this site.
NOAA
Noaa: Northeast Fisheries Science Center: Fish Faq
This site is provided for by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center. Do fish sleep? Do they chew food? Can any fish swim backwards? How many Pinnipeds are on the Endangered Species List? Find out the answers to these questions and many...
Other
Fishbase: Elagatis Bipinnulata (Hawaiian Salmon)
Fishbase provides extensive information on the Elagatis bipinnulata/ Hawaiian Salmon/ Rainbow Runner, which is found worldwide in marine waters, as well as a nice illustration of the species.
Other
Fish Base: Australian Salmon
Find out species data and characteristics about the Australian Salmon.
Other
Fish Base: Beaked Salmon/ratfish/sandfish
This resource provides quality information on the Gonorynchus greyi. It differentiates between the Gonorynchus greyi and the Gonorynchus gonorynchus which are both commonly called beaked salmon.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Salmon Life Cycle
Educational site offers an illustration of the salmon life cycle as well as information on salmon reproduction, adaptation to salt water, life span, diet, anatomy, predators and more.
Other
Fish Base: Oncorhynchus Kisutch Coho Salmon
This site provides an excellent picture of the Coho salmon as well as additional information.
Other
Fish Base: Humpback/pink Salmon
This site provides a great picture of a pair of Oncorhynchus gorbuscha. It also provides a detailed description of this species of salmon.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Atlantic Salmon
Learn more about the Atlantic Salmon from this concise, informative site.
Other
Neo K12 Education: Marine Animals
Learn about marine animals with fun, interactive, educational videos, games, quizzes, and activities.
Other
Science.ca: Salmon Identification Game
A brief game where you match the names with the correct type of salmon.