Curriculum Aids

Virtual Tools For Your Classroom

• Steelhead in the Classroom LIVE! - 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 - search "CAEP" under the California State Parks tile for content related to hatching fish in your classroom
• BookCreator - Online books to prepare teachers and students for the experience of hatching fish in their classrooms

Curriculum and Activity Guides

• AguaPura: Exploring Salmon and Steelhead in California Communities (University of CA)
• American River Salmon Educator Activity Guide (PDF)
• An Educators Guide To Hatching Salmon and Trout in the Classroom (PDF)
• Fry Release and Field Trip Guide (PDF)
• Project WILD Climate Change Education Resources (PDF)
• Salmon and Trout Go to Preschool and Kindergarten -- A Thematic Unit (PDF)
• Salmon and Trout Go to First Grade -- A Thematic Unit (PDF)
• Salmon and Trout Go to Second Grade -- A Thematic Unit (PDF)
• The Salmon Source: An Educator's Guide (PDF)
• A Trout's Life Activity Book (PDF)
• Trout in the Classroom Learning Sequence DRAFT (PDF)

Posters

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

Worksheets, handouts

• External Anatomy in Color (PDF)
• Internal Anatomy in Color (PDF)
• When Will They Hatch? worksheet (PDF)
• Trout External Anatomy with labels (JPG)
• Shaded Trout Anatomy (PDF)
• Trout External Anatomy student worksheet (JPG)
• Trout Outline (JPG)
• Color drawing of a Rainbow Trout (JPG)
• Internal Trout Anatomy Handout, with labels (PDF)
• Internal Trout Anatomy Handout, without labels (PDF)
• Predict the Hatch: Student worksheet (JPG)
• Final Trout Journal and Release Data (PDF)

Fire and Fish

• Adaptation to Wildfire: A Fish Story (PDF)
• Fish and Fire: How Does Fire Affect Salmon and Trout (PDF)
• Short Term Effects of Fire on Aquatic Ecosystems (PDF)
• Immediate Effects of Fire on Aquatic Ecosystems (PDF)
• Toxic Ashes and Charred Forests Threaten Water After North Bay Fires (PDF)

Fish and Climate Change

• CAEP and Climate Change (PDF)
• Project WILD Activities Related To Climate Change (PDF)

More fun stuff

• Releasing Classroom Animals (PDF)
• Race to the Redd – Educational Activity (PDF)
• My Healthy Streams (PDF)
• Fish Puzzle (PDF)
• Trout Hats (PDF)
• Trout Books (PDF) (list of books about trout)
• Trout Coloring Book (PDF)
• Images of aquatic plants and animals (Nebraska DNR)

Correlations

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

Tank Set-Up and Care

• Tank Cleaning Instructions (PDF)

Videos

• California's Central Valley Chinook Salmon (YouTube)
• The Way of a Trout
• Trout Egg Hatch Time Lapse (YouTube)
• Trout Egg Incubation (YouTube)
• Trout Egg Hatching in Real Time YouTube)
• Fish Migration
• There is Something Fishy About Those Trees (YouTube)
• Salmon and the Forest - David Suzuki (YouTube)

WILD About Trout multi-media shows

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

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)