Virtual Tools For Your Classroom Digital Resources To Help You Teach (UPDATED)(opens in new tab)(opens in new tab) - An online "book" of digital teaching tools available to you at no cost. Steelhead in the Classroom LIVE!(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 CAEP Teacher Resource Guide for the SF Bay Area (PDF)(opens in new tab) 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 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) Featured Publications Return to the Red - Board Game (PDF)(opens in new tab) Life Stages of the Rainbow Trout Poster (PDF)(opens in new tab) Pacific Salmon and Steelhead Coloring Book (PDF)(opens in new tab) Published by USFWS
CAEP Overview Forms and Guidelines Classroom Resources Regional CAEP Programs 1 - Northern Region 2 - North Central Region 3 - Bay Delta Region 4 - Central Region 5 - South Coast Region 6 - Inland Deserts Region