SIC Home Key Concepts Salmon migrate as part of their life cycle. Pacific salmon face many hazards as they go through their lifecycle. These hazards are limiting factors to their survival. Humans can help Pacific salmon survive by attempting to control some of the limiting factors to the completion of their life cycle.
Limiting factors control populations of all living things.
Students could get dirty as they get down on all fours to simulate the fish ladder. Teaching Information Students simulate Pacific salmon and the hazards faced by salmon as they portray the life cycle of these fish. It is a highly active game that connects well to other activities in publication. You will want to run the activity several times, changing the conditions each time to get better salmon survival. The conditions that are changed can be related to changes fish managers might make in regulations to help fish survive to spawn.