IPHC program features halibut to teach students math and science (Fish Radio)
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fish Radio with Laine Welch] July 23, 2014
Teachers can put math and science skills to the test using Pacific halibut as the subject. The four part curriculum is offered by the International Pacific Halibut Commission, which oversees stocks for the west coast, British Columbia and Alaska. Program manager Heather Gilroy says students play various roles that range from the ocean to management offices.
The halibut program, complete with colorful Power Points, integrates math, economics, technology, geography and civics. Lesson plans are geared to fifth through eighth graders, but can be adapted for high school. Gilroy says test trials got good reviews, and she’s hopeful it will be picked up by more teachers, in and beyond Alaska...
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