Tasks and activities for use in teaching
"A stronger wild salmon"
The main goal of the National Wild Salmon Center is a stronger wild salmon. The main target group is children and young people. That's why we've created several tasks and activities that schools can use alone or in collaboration with us.
Overall part of the curriculum
Schools are constantly evolving. The overall part of the curriculum describes the values and principles of education. It is important and should permeate all teaching in school. All assignments and activities we create are in line with the overall part of the curriculum. We want to encourage life skills, critical thinking, reflection and respect for nature, among other things. In addition, sustainable development and the use of traditional knowledge are central.
Meet competence goals
All of our tasks and activities are designed to achieve specific learning objectives. It is clear which learning objectives the different tasks are based on.
Safe tasks and a resource for the school
As a teacher, you need to be sure that it is safe to use our assignments in your teaching. The learning materials you will find on this page are of high quality. It is based on the overall part of the curriculum and on specific learning objectives. The team that has developed the material consists of both educators and scientists.
Competency goals after 7th grade, science:
- Ask questions and make hypotheses about scientific phenomena, identify variables and collect data to find answers.
- Distinguish between observations and inferences, organize data, use cause-and-effect arguments, draw conclusions, assess sources of error and present findings.
- Give examples of how scientific knowledge is developed and evolves.
- Provide examples of how traditional knowledge has contributed and continues to contribute to scientific knowledge.
- Reflect on how technology can solve challenges, create opportunities and lead to new dilemmas.
- Explain how organisms can be divided into main groups, and give examples of the characteristics of different organisms.
- Explain the importance of biodiversity and implement measures to preserve biodiversity in the local environment.
- Propose measures to preserve biodiversity in the High North and provide examples of the importance of traditional knowledge in nature management.
- Explore and describe different food webs and use this to discuss interactions in nature.
- Explain Earth's prerequisites for life and compare with other celestial bodies in the universe.
- Explain some of the body's organ systems and describe how the systems work together.