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All Caught Up: Acting Out Bycatching Points of View
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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| Author | Venkatesan, Aruna Nusnbaum, Matt Jiang, Angela Thayer, Vicki Whitt, Amy |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | In this activity, students experience the difficulty that fishermen experience while trying to isolate a target species when a variety of sea animals are found in the area of interest. Commercial fishing nets often trap "unprofitable" animals in the process of catching target species. In this activity, students experience the difficulty that fishermen experience while trying to isolate a target species when a variety of sea animals are found in the area of interest. Then the class discusses the large magnitude of this problem. Students practice data acquisition and analysis skills by collecting data and processing it to deduce trends on target species distribution. They conclude by discussing how bycatch impacts their lives and whether or not it is an important environmental issue that needs attention. As an extension, students use their creativity and innovative skills to design nets or other methods, theoretically and/or through hands-on prototyping, that fisherman could use to help avoid bycatch. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado Duke University |
| Subject Keyword | Data Analysis and Probability Life Science Science and Technology Bycatch Environmental Issues Fishing Net |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT30M |
| Education Level | Class IV Class V Class VI |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Probability Biology Technical |
