Curriculum Aids

Virtual Tools For Your Classroom

• Digital Resources To Help You Teach(opens in new tab) (UPDATED) - An online "book" of digital teaching tools available to you at no cost.
• Steelhead in the Classroom LIVE! (Video)(opens in new tab) - A series of 9 videos following the growth of trout from eyed-egg to release. Each 15 minute thematic segment includes "Tank Time with Tom", special guest speakers, and "Ask A Biologist"
• FlipGrid(opens in new tab) - search "CAEP" under the California State Parks tile for content related to hatching fish in your classroom
• BookCreator - Online books to prepare teachers(opens in new tab) and students(opens in new tab) for the experience of hatching fish in their classrooms

Curriculum and Activity Guides

• Macroinvertebrate Mania (PDF)
• Where The River Meets The Ocean - Stories from The San Francisco Estuary (PDF)
• CAEP Teacher Resource Guide for the SF Bay Area (PDF)
• CAEP Teacher Resource Guide for the SF Bay Area (PDF)
• AguaPura: Exploring Salmon and Steelhead in California Communities (University of CA)(opens in new tab)
• American River Salmon Educator Activity Guide (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• An Educators Guide To Hatching Salmon and Trout in the Classroom (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Fry Release and Field Trip Guide (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Project WILD Climate Change Education Resources (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Salmon and Trout Go to Preschool and Kindergarten -- A Thematic Unit (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Salmon and Trout Go to First Grade -- A Thematic Unit (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Salmon and Trout Go to Second Grade -- A Thematic Unit (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• The Salmon Source: An Educator's Guide (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• A Trout's Life Activity Book (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Trout in the Classroom Learning Sequence DRAFT (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• CAEP Field Trip Guide(opens in new tab)

Posters

• Don't Let It Loose - What To Do With Pets When You Can No Longer Care For Them (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• A Trout's Anatomy (PDF)(opens in new tab)
  Órganos Internos de la Trucha (PDF - Español)(opens in new tab)
• A Trout's Habitat (PDF)(opens in new tab)
  El Hábitat de la Trucha (PDF - Español)(opens in new tab)
• A Trout's Diet (PDF)(opens in new tab)
  La Dieta de una Trucha (PDF - Español)(opens in new tab)
• Water Education Posters (US Geological Survey)(opens in new tab)

Worksheets, handouts

• External Anatomy in Color (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Internal Anatomy in Color (PDF) (opens in new tab)
• When Will They Hatch? worksheet (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Trout External Anatomy with labels (JPG)(opens in new tab)
• Shaded Trout Anatomy (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Trout External Anatomy student worksheet (JPG)(opens in new tab)
• Trout Outline (JPG)(opens in new tab)
• Color drawing of a Rainbow Trout (JPG)(opens in new tab)
• Internal Trout Anatomy Handout, with labels (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Internal Trout Anatomy Handout, without labels (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Predict the Hatch: Student worksheet (JPG)(opens in new tab)
• Final Trout Journal and Release Data (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Spot The Difference Between Native and Invasive Species (learning tool) (opens in new tab)

Fire and Fish

• Adaptation to Wildfire: A Fish Story (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Fish and Fire: How Does Fire Affect Salmon and Trout (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Short Term Effects of Fire on Aquatic Ecosystems (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Immediate Effects of Fire on Aquatic Ecosystems (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Toxic Ashes and Charred Forests Threaten Water After North Bay Fires (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• How Forest Fires and Wildfires Affect Fish (YouTube)(opens in new tab)
• A thriving River Needs Fire (YouTube)(opens in new tab)

Fish and Climate Change

• CAEP and Climate Change (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Project WILD Activities Related To Climate Change (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Climate Change:Threats To Aquatic Ecosystems (YouTube)(opens in new tab)

More fun stuff

• "A World Of Invertebrates" - Academic year calendar 2023/24 (PDF) NEW
• Macroinvertebrate Mania - supplement to "A World Of Invertebrates" (PDF) NEW
• Native Trout Calendar - Academic year 2022/23 (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Releasing Classroom Animals (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Race to the Redd – Educational Activity (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• My Healthy Streams (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Fish Puzzle (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Trout Hats (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Trout Books (PDF) (opens in new tab)(list of books about trout)
• Trout Coloring Book (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Images of aquatic plants and animals (Nebraska DNR)(opens in new tab)

Correlations

• Correlating CAEP with CA Science Content Standards (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• WILD About CAEP: Classroom Aquarium Education Program and Project WILD correlation of activities (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Updated Correlations to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Updated Correlations to Next Generation Science Standards - Quick Reference Guide (NGSS) (PDF)(opens in new tab)

Tank Set-Up and Care

• Tank Cleaning Instructions (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Intro to setting up your tank (YouTube)(opens in new tab)
• Setting up your tank with an airlift system (YouTube)(opens in new tab)
• Setting up your tank with the outside power filter (YouTube)(opens in new tab)
• Setting up your tank with the power head system (YouTube)(opens in new tab)

Videos

• In Our Hands: Salmon and Steelhead of the American River (YouTube)(opens in new tab)
• California's Central Valley Chinook Salmon (YouTube)(opens in new tab)
• The Way of a Trout(opens in new tab)
• Trout Egg Hatch Time Lapse (YouTube)(opens in new tab)
• Trout Egg Incubation (YouTube)(opens in new tab)
• Trout Egg Hatching in Real Time YouTube)(opens in new tab)
• Fish Migration(opens in new tab)
• There is Something Fishy About Those Trees (YouTube)(opens in new tab)
• Salmon and the Forest - David Suzuki (YouTube)(opens in new tab)
• Check Out The entire CAEP Playlist on the CDFW YouTube Channel(opens in new tab)

WILD About Trout multi-media shows

• Intro to hatching fish in the classroom (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• What Trout Eat (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• A Trout's Habitat (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Life Stages of a Trout (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Watersheds (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Intro to hatching fish in the classroom (Spanish) (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• What Trout Eat (Spanish) (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• A Trout's Habitat (Spanish) (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Life Stages of a Trout (Spanish) (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Watersheds (Spanish) (PDF)(opens in new tab)

Narratives (what is on each slide)

• Intro to hatching fish in the classroom (Word)
• What Trout Eat (Word)
• A Trout's Habitat (Word)
• Life Stages of a Trout (Word)
• Watersheds (Word)