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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fishing For The Future

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students participate in a simulation using M&M's that highlights Garrett Hardin's concept of the "tragedy of the commons." They use the activities to study sustainability issues in the fishing industry.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Gone Fishin'

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students experiment with population management in this hands-on lesson.  In this biology lesson, students collect data on overuse of a resource and how to manage for sustainability. Students fish for m&m's using straws and try to...
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Handout
Other

Horsehoe Crab Research

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough, easy to read, review of research into the horsehoe crab.
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Interactive
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: The Fishing Game

For Students 9th - 10th
A lesson outline for The Fishing Game, which is located on a linked website. Teachers register a class from within the game. Students compete against two fishing companies and try to make the most profit they can over a ten-year period....
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Website
NOAA

Noaa: Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation

For Students 9th - 10th
NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation oversees the conservation of United States coastal and marine habitats. Learn about the different projects they have undertaken and supported, what the work involves, and why it is so...