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May 31, 2017 By TeachME Webmaster

Aquaculture Activity (K-5) – Cooking with Seaweed

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Brief Description:  Students will experience aquaculture in a new way, through the lens of cooking and eating farmed seaweed products. You can make a snack during every session or have one session focused solely on cooking.  We cooked the day of our culminating event so that parents, siblings, and community members could partake of our seaweed treats as well.  Please keep in mind your time constraints and the availability of adult supervision when choosing the number and difficulty of recipes you attempt.… view full description & alignments

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May 31, 2017 By TeachME Webmaster

Aquaculture Lesson (MS/HS) – 6. Husbandry 101

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Lesson Description: Husbandry is the care, cultivation and breeding of animals and plants, which is usually one of the first things you think about when starting an aquaculture business.  When paired with strong financial management and sales and marketing, husbandry is part of a successful aquaculture business.  Simply put, as a farmer, your goal is to keep your animals (or plants) at optimum health that will lead to a profitable harvest.… view full description & alignments

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May 31, 2017 By TeachME Webmaster

Aquaculture Lesson (MS/HS) – 5. Geography of Aquaculture

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Lesson Description: Aquaculture is not a new technology. Sea vegetables, fish, and shellfish have been grown for hundreds, even thousands, of years throughout the world. China and Japan are examples of countries that have used and relied upon aquaculture for generations. This lesson will first focus on the history and origins of aquaculture followed by a geography exercise where students will locate and identify different countries that use aquaculture on a regular basis. Students will then locate and identify local aquaculture businesses along the coast of Maine using maps or charts. The … view full description & alignments

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April 19, 2017 By TeachME Webmaster

Aquaculture Lesson (K-5) – 7. Seaweed Products and Marketing

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Lesson Description: Class will read through Aquaculture for ME book together and discuss questions. General knowledge of aquaculture will be reviewed through a Jeopardy style game.… view full description & alignments

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April 19, 2017 By TeachME Webmaster

Aquaculture Activity – Aquaculture Game

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Activity Description: Class will read through Aquaculture for ME book together and discuss questions. General knowledge of aquaculture will be reviewed through a Jeopardy style game.… view full description & alignments

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April 19, 2017 By TeachME Webmaster

Aquaculture Lesson (K-5) – 6. Water Quality Monitoring

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Activity Description: Water tests are identified and conducted over time to note changes that may occur.  Trends may be identified and results graphed.… view full description & alignments

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April 19, 2017 By TeachME Webmaster

Aquaculture Lesson (K-5) – 5. Seaweed Habitat and Photosynthesis

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Lesson Description: An Understanding of photosynthesis is acquired through discussion and watching YouTube videos.  Students will engage in creating a mural of a seaweed habitat and show how a species’ anatoms.… view full description & alignments

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April 18, 2017 By TeachME Webmaster

Aquaculture Lesson (K-5) – 4. Identification and Taxonomy of Seaweed

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Lesson Description: Students will hone their identification skills by examining and identifying common types of seaweed found along the Maine coast.  Review may be in the form of a competitive game.… view full description & alignments

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April 18, 2017 By TeachME Webmaster

Aquaculture Lesson (K-5) – 3. Kelp Anatomy

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Lesson Description: Through a variety of activities, students will learn the structure and function of kelp anatomy.  Comparisons to plankton are made and buoyancy, density and surface area are explored.… view full description & alignments

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April 18, 2017 By TeachME Webmaster

Aquaculture Lesson (K-5) – 2. Aquaculture Equipment

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Lesson Description: This activity utilizes a game to identify what is needed to grow seaweed.   Students will design an aquaculture rig and compare to actual rigs used in kelp farming.  Students will make diorama models or work together to make a rig that will be placed in the water.  Students will also begin their Seaweed Journal.… view full description & alignments

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