Salmon Cycle Search Scavenger Hunt

The instructional use of scavenger hunts in the classroom provide an easy and fun learning activity as students search for answers about specific topics. I have chosen the Type B scavenger hunt, as I developed questions and provided a hyperlink to the website for the answers. This blog is for 3rd grade students.


Directions: Go to www.cityofseattle.net/salmon/cycle.htm. Read the text and answer the fill-in-the blank questions. Each question is worth 20 points, for a total of 100 points.
Salmon Cycle Search Scavenger Hunt

1. Once the fertilized eggs hatch and develop into alevins, where does their food come from? ___________________________________________________
2. What does the fry develop to remain camouflaged from predators? ___________________________________________________
3. What physical changes does the smolt undergo? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. How many years will salmon spend in the ocean before returning to their natal stream? _________________________
5. How many times will most salmon spawn during their lifetime? ___________________________________________________


Answers:
1. A nutrient rich yolk sac attached to their undersides
2. Vertical bars called parr marks on their sides
3. Transformation from a brown color with stripes to a silvery color
4. 1 to 5 years
5. One