We have three 6th grade Science classes and two 8th grade Science classes blogging here from the Pacific Northwest in Chimacum, WA! Sixth graders are learning a bit about Mt Saint Helens, environmental science through fresh water ecology, and physical science this year. Eighth graders are learning about life science this year. Please join us as we learn Science by exploring our world.
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Salmon
Egg
An egg is a red little ball that has a black dot in the middle. The need of a salmon egg is a nice nest on the bottom of the river and pebbles laying on them. The threats are humans, horse back riders, fishermen, loggers and wild animals walking through rivers.
Alevin
It's a fish with the egg still attached to the fish. It needs the egg because thats what it eats when it's hungry. The threat is pollution and a blue heron.
Fry
A fry is a little silver fish that has big eyes. It needs zoo plankton insects cool water shade. The threats of a fry is water pollution and starvation.
Parr
A parr looks like a little fish with stripes. It eats small fish worms and insects. The threat is a blue heron.
Smolt
It's the same as a parr but has green on he's back. It needs small fish and insects. The threat is a blue heron.
Ummm.....where are the other stages of life? You got your facts right, I just wanna see the other stages.
Comment Posted on April 10, 2012 at 08:55 AM by
jaimiem