Keywords: fishery, habitat, biota; Lesson Plan Grade Level: tenth through twelfth grade, ecology/natural resource management class; Total Time Required for Lesson: 70-minute block (can be modified to fit different times); Setting: classroom with a whiteboard/chalkboard and/or an overhead projector
Goals for the Lesson
- Students will learn what a fishery is.
- Students will learn the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources.
- Students will learn about past fisheries history.
- Students will start to explore the complexity of a fishery and its management
Materials Needed
- lecture material sheet
- white/chalk board or an overhead projector
- worksheet
State Standards Addressed: E & E Standards: Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources (4.2); Ecosystems and Their Interactions (4.6); Humans and the Environment (4.8)
Teaching Model: Lecture Incorporating Class Discussion and Questions
Subjects Covered: ecology and biology
Topics: fisheries, fish as a natural resource (renewable/nonrenewable), fisheries history
Methods
- Lecture material while having students participate by answering and asking questions and allowing them to discuss what is being learned.
Evaluation
References
AFSIT Class, Dr. Paola Ferreri
Author
Eric Broughton, Liberty Junior Senior High School
