Begin class by reading through the challenge with your students. Time: 1 hour INTRODUCING and EXPLORING THE ANCHORING PHENOMENONДЎ. GRADE LEVEL: 5 (modifications could be made to adjust to a 3rd or 4th grade lesson but would require more teacher support with the text and notes and more of a focus on life cycles and ecosystem dynamics) The explanation of the phenomenon comes at the end as they learn that this is a real-life scenario that is playing out in their own communities.Дiscussion on this scientific phenomenon could also offer entry points into conversations around economics, government, and OregonвЂ™s tribal communities, cultures, and history. This lesson starts with students being challenged to think like scientists and develop a solution to a given problem based on information. Recently, Oregon was granted legal permission to lethally remove sea lions in an effort to protect the fish. Sea lions have eaten tens of thousands of fish in these areas and are eating endangered fish potentially to extinction. Scientists study the rates of migration and numbers of sea lions and have been trying various methods of discouraging the sea lions from eating the salmon.

They are traveling long distances to the Bonneville Dam and Willamette Falls to feast on the migrating salmon that are slowed by these barriers. In the last few years, sea lions have been traveling from the Pacific to feed on the migrating salmon and other fish. They are also vital to many tribal communities, including Yakama, Umatilla, Warm Springs, Grand Ronde, Nez Perce and Siletz, and important to recreational and commercial fisherman. Salmon are a crucial part of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers ecosystems. Developed by Natalie Wolf - Elementary school teacher Overview

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