Salmon Life Cycle
Students will understand the stages of the life cycle and label it using Yup’ik language. They will describe each stage of the salmon life cycle by sharing it to their classmates.
Classroom Guide
Essential Questions
- Why is there a need to know how people in our community catch fish?
- Why is fishing important to the community’s history and the future?
- How has fishing been vital for sustaining life?
- How do you value your way of living in this community?
- What can you do to help cultivate culture through fishing?
Standards
- Alaska State Standards; C3 National Social Studies Standards 3-LS1-1 Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death. AK- Standards ELA Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and that the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
- Alaska Cultural Standards Cultural Standard- 8-D Culturally-knowledgeable students are able to engage effectively in learning activities that are based on traditional ways of knowing and learning.