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Cat Fishin' Lesson PlanCat Fishin' Lesson Plan
Publisher
K20 LEARN
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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Year
2022
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Cat Fishin'

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  • 1_Cat Fishin Math Prompt, English (.pdf)
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  • 1_Cat Fishin Math Prompt, Spanish (.pdf)
  • 1_Cat Fishin Math Prompt, Spanish (.docx)
  • 2_Cat Fishin Rubric, English (.pdf)
  • 2_Cat Fishin Rubric, English (.docx)
  • 2_Cat Fishin Rubric, Spanish (.pdf)
  • 2_Cat Fishin Rubric, Spanish (.docx)
  • 3_Cat Fishin Science Prompt, English (.pdf)
  • 3_Cat Fishin Science Prompt, English (.docx)
  • 3_Cat Fishin Science Prompt, Spanish (.pdf)
  • 3_Cat Fishin Science Prompt, Spanish (.docx)
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Let's go fishing together. The lesson plan looks at the giant catfish from two perspectives. Mathematically, pupils develop a scatter plot and a best-fit line for the size, while others take a scientific look at the reasons for their declining numbers. The groups then share their information in a non-traditional manner, either eliminating speech or visuals.

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CCSS: Adaptable
NGSS: Adaptable

Concepts

fish, endangered species, line of best fit, rivers, scatter plots

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Ask the groups to do external research to verify their claims

Classroom Considerations

  • The lesson is a collaboration between a science and a math class
  • Requires materials to create science posters

Pros

  • Contains links to information about best-fit lines if needed
  • Includes teacher notes to provide clarification

Cons

  • None

Common Core

HSS-ID.B.6.a HSS-ID.B.6.c HSS-ID.C.7 MP5 MP6

NGSS

HS-LS2-2 HS-LS4-5

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