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Swim with the fishes. Learners simulate the migration of Chinook salmon. Groups pretend to be salmon, while others are predators, fishers, and hazards. The salmon start in the spawning area and swim downstream to the ocean until reaching the right age to swim back upstream to spawn.
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- Provide a description of the migration pattern to the class before doing the simulation
- Research to determine estimated percentages of salmon lost to predators and human hazards
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- Requires access to a large area for the simulation
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