Are your students learning about the salmon life cycle? Are you planning a trip to a fish hatchery? This engaging project allows students to research the life cycle of a salmon, take notes, write a report and complete the salmon craft. This project integrates your science unit on Ecology, beginning research, and informational writing. Students are able to work in groups to study each stage of the salmon life cycle, work independently, or in writing centers. Students are guided through their research by the images of the egg, alevin, fry, parr, smolt, salmon, and spawning salmon. The finished project can be fanned out in a circular shape to show the never-ending life cycle of salmon. This Salmon project includes: a list of recommended resources for teachers salmon life cycle word wall cards salmon life cycle graphic organizer for students to label graphic organizers for taking notes publishing pages in the fan format complete answer keys Process: Students use the provided note-taking sheets to research the salmon's life cycle. They then transfer the notes onto the fans. The note taking sheets are filled with writing prompts to help students write, and the publishing pages match the prewriting sheets exactly, make the publishing process simple! This project is ideal for: practicing note-taking introducing research for center work fast finishers independent projects group work as a supplement to your science unit on ecology as learning before a fish hatchery visit See what teachers are saying! ❤️ "I have used this year after year with my students in Washington State with our Salmon Unit. It is such an engaging activity for students with lots of learning involved. We LOVE it!" Stephani Ann ❤️ "The Salmon life cycle is a huge part of our ecology study. These were an AWESOME addition to our unit." Jennifer C. Related Projects for Life Cycles ⭐ Life Cycle of a Bee: Fact Fan Research Project ⭐ Life Cycle of a Butterfly: Fact Fan Research Project ⭐ Life Cycle of a Chicken: Fact Fan Research Project ⭐ Life Cycle of a Frog: Fact Fan Research Project
