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  • A black and white illustration of a group of fish reading a sign at the bottom of a lake that reads "This Space Available".
    Cutthroat trout are a type of salmon. The scientists in this study wanted to find out if cutthroat trout behave…
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    Big Fish in a Small Pool: Habitat Preferences of Cutthroat Trout

  • PDF preview of Spanish version of "Big Fish in a Small Pool"
    Cutthroat trout are a type of salmon. The scientists in this study wanted to find out if cutthroat trout behave…
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    Big Fish in a Small Pool: Habitat Preferences of Cutthroat Trout (Spanish)

  • PDF preview of the By the Light of the Silvery Minnow article.
    Many changes have occured in the Rio Grande since the 1940s that have created a river that is deeper and…
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    By the Light of the Silvery Minnow: Can Young Minnows Be Taught About Their Natural Foods?

  • Caves LIVE a Distance Learning Adventure
    A world of wonder awaits just below the surface, and this distance learning adventure explores these amazing places. Specially adapted…
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    Caves LIVE

  • PDF Preview of Crossword for Food for the Soil
    Test your knowledge on alluvial soil, watersheds, and fish.
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    Crossword – Food for the Soil

  • PDF preview of the Citizen Science eyeChallenge
    Test your understanding after reading the Citizen Science edition of Natural Inquirer. Each image is taken from an article in…
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    eyeChallenge – Citizen Science

  • PDF Preview of Photo Challenge for Food for the Soil
    Look at four photos or illustrations from “Food for the Soil” and use what you’ve learned to explain what each…
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    eyeChallenge – Food for the Soil

  • PDF preview of the eyeChallenge from Lights, Camera, Tracks!
    Test your understanding after reading “Lights, Camera, Tracks!” Each of the following images represents something from the article. Explain what…
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    eyeChallenge – Lights, Camera, Tracks!

  • PDF preview for the common core FACTivity from Food for the SOil
    In this FACTivity, you and your classmates will work together to analyze the research study and provide a brief presentation…
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    FACTivity – Common Core Guided Reading

  • PDF preview of the FACTivity for Food for Soil
    In this FACTivity, you will create a model of what happens to things in a river when a flood occurs.…
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    FACTivity – Food for the Soil

  • PDF Preview of FACTivity for Full Throttle Model
    The question you will answer in this FACTivity is, “How might fish and other aquatic life be affected by turbidity?”…
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    FACTivity – Full Throttle Model

  • PDF preview of The Relationship Between Nonnative Trout and Pacific Tree Frogs FACTivity
    In this FACTivity, you will explore whether it is in society’s interest to stock the Sierra Nevada lakes with fish…
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    FACTivity – Knocked Out By Trout