(KIT) Montana Creek Fish Trap

(KIT) Montana Creek Fish Trap

KIT DESCRIPTION: Grades 3-5. Includes detailed lesson plans. Students try a funnel trap, describe what a trap is, what its purpose is, and what makes it effective. Students  observe the Kaxdegoowu Héen Sháali (Montana Creek Fish Trap), learn about traditional Tlingit fishing and the making of the replica trap housed at the City Museum. Students design a trap using everyday materials and present their findings. The following items are included in the kit:

  • Lesson Guide
  • Model Trap (made from a plastic water bottle) and 2 marbles
  • See, Think, Wonder Chart
  • English Vocabulary Chart & Definitions
  • Tlingit Vocabulary Chart & Definitions
  • The Replica Poster
  • Traditional Tlingit Fishing Poster
  • Kaxdegoohu Héen Sháali Poster
  • Kaxdegoohu Héen Sháali Location Poster
  • Build a Trap Challenge Poster
  • The Prince and the Salmon People, by Claire Rudolf Murphy