Ministry of Fisheries
Fishing
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Science Teachers' Notes
Teachers' Notes
Introduction
Activity A1 Answers
Activity A4 Answers
Activity C1 Answers
Activity C4 Answers
Activity C7 Answers
Activity C8 Answers
Activity D7 Answers
Activity E - Criteria
Activity F - Criteria
Activity G - Criteria
Assessment A
Assessment B
Assessment C
Assessment D
Assessment E
Students' Activities
Fact Sheets
Resources
Fish Catch Info
Glossary
Downloads
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Teachers' Notes for the Science Topic Activities

These notes provide background information and selected answers to the Science topic student activities. Five assessment activities are also provided.

Activity A : Fish - an introduction.
Selected answers to question one, fish as food
Selected answers to question four, fish in New Zealand waters.
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review Student Activity A
Activity B: How do we find, catch and measure fish?
Refer to activity resources.
review Student Activity B
review Student Activity A
Activity C: What are the human impacts on fisheries resources?
Selected answers to question one, class discussion.
Selected answers to question four, patterns of catch.
Selected answers to question seven, hoki case study
Selected answers to question eight, orange roughy case study

review Student Activity C
review Student Activity C

Activity D: Building a strategy for sustainable management.
Selected answers to question seven, calculating MCY.
review Student Activity D
review Student Activity D

Activity E: Marine biodiversity and biosecurity. (Year 12 biology students)
Assessment criteria.

review Student Activity E
review Student Activity E

Activity F: Maintaining biodiversity through marine farming. (Year 11 science students)
Assessment criteria.

review Student Activity F
review Student Activity F

Activity G: Maintaining biodiversity through marine farming. (Year 12 biology students)
Assessment criteria.

review Student Activity G
review Student Activity G
Assessment A: Carrying out an investigation be determining the age of a fish from a scale. Assessment task, criteria and marking schedule. Student Assessment A
Assessment B: Interpreting statistical information. Assessment tasks, background notes, criteria and marking schedule. Student Assessment B
Assessment C: Communicating information in seminar form on the topic "How can we make sure there are enough fish in the sea for future generations.
Assessment task, marking schedule and assessment criteria for 'communication' and 'teamwork'.
Student Assessment C
Assessment D: Interpreting information using cartoons.
Assessment tasks, criteria and marking schedule
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Student Assessment D
Assessment E: Testing fisheries knowledge. Assessment tasks, criteria and marking schedule.

Student Assessment E

 

Introduction | A1 | A4 | C1 | C4 | C7 | C8 | D7 | E criteria | F criteria |
G criteria | Assessment A |
Assessment B
| Assessment C | Assessment D | Assessment E
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