Commercial Fishing and the
Working Waterfront
 Disciplinary
Focus:
Social Studies, Geography, Math, English/language
arts, Economics, Biology, Life Science and Natural
Science Curriculum
Grade Level:
Grades 6-8
This module engages students in examining how
evolving technologies have impacted various aspects
of the fishing industry such as fishing vessels and
gear, target species, marketing, and the global
economy. Through a series of learning experiences,
students explore a local and global fishing
industry, focusing on past, present and future
attempts at stewardship efforts in fisheries. They
map local and global fishing grounds and research
reasons for variations in their productivity. They
next investigate the local and global economic
status of the fishing industry, particularly as it
is impacted by industry and government regulations.
This integrated module incorporates standards for
learning in the Massachusetts State Frameworks for
social studies, math, life science and English
language arts for grades 6-8. Through a variety of
real world inquiries and activities students will
learn to:
- Use map and globe skills to explain differences
between absolute and relative locations and describe
different methods of indicating relative locations.
- Give examples of limited and unlimited ocean
resources and explain how scarcity compels people
and communities to make choices about resource
allocation and stewardship issues.
- Solve problems involving proportional
relationships, units of measurement and unit
conversions.
- Identify ways in which ecosystems have changed
through time in response to physical conditions,
interactions among organisms, and the actions of
humans.
This module contains five Learning Experiences (LE's).
In LE One, students participate in a simulated
fishing trip that fosters hands on understanding of
economics, life sciences, and math as they relate to
the fishing industry. In LE Two, students research
the historical relationships between fishermen,
their culture, and the impacts of technology and
economics on the fishing industry. In LE three,
students use mapping, geography, and math skills to
chart fishing voyages and learn the relevancy of
these skills to commercial fishing. In LE Four,
students explore the concept of sustainable
fisheries while investigating: 1) target species, 2)
stock assessment, 3) closed and restricted areas and
4) current efforts to create collaboration between
fishermen and scientists that promote mutual
stewardship. In LE Five, students create
presentations that share the insights and knowledge
they have gained about the fishing industry and its
culture. Students select the format of their
presentations. Their choices may include stories,
songs, poems, plays, written or oral reports, power
point presentations, and the like. |
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