Pacific Lamprey in the Classroom

US Fish and Wildlife, Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission, The Cottonwood School of Science and Civics and OSU Extension 4-H have partnered together to develop a new multi-media curriculum and classroom presentation for 4-8 grade students! We are now recruiting teachers and library media specialists to help us bring this program to Portland metro youth.

What is a Pacific Lamprey?

Pacific Lamprey is an amazing and ancient fish that like the Salmon plays an important ecological and cultural role in the Pacific Northwest. Today Pacific Lamprey is threatened and USFWS biologists and local Pacific Northwest tribes are working hard to protect this important fish. Like the Salmon, Pacific Lamprey are an anadromous fish and they live in both fresh water and the ocean during their lifetime.

The Pacific Lamprey in the Classroom Project Curriculum

The Pacific Lamprey in the Classroom curriculum helps students meet core standards in science (life cycles, classification, and more) and social sciences.

The program uses a new multi-media platform that supports student learning in a fun and highly engaging way. The curriculum combines text, graphics and video to deliver content in a compelling way. Students are able to move through the 5 learning modules at their own pace and in an order that is intuitive to them.