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Catch Me If You Can!
For: Years 3 – 8
Objectives
Students begin to understand:
- New Zealand’s fisheries are managed by the Quota Management System (QMS)
- The QMS is a scientific approach to make sure there are enough fish for us and future generations.
- How to identify some common fish species of Aotearoa
Length of game: 10 – 15 mins
Materials
- Paperclips
- 10 small magnets
- 10 bamboo poles / sticks
- String
- Timer
- Container for teams to put their fish in
- Printable resources
Set Up
- Print these resources
- Cut out the fish and sharks and attach a paper clip to each
- Tie string to bamboo poles and a magnet to the end
How To Play
- The game is best played with a group of around 10 students in teams of 3 – 4.
- Teams draw a Quota Card
- Teams read the description and then identify their fish using the Fish ID Cards. Students can use Parts of Fish to help with identification.
- Teams have 5 minutes to catch their quota. They need to check the size of their fish against the Fish Size card.
- If at the end of 5 minutes teams have caught more than their quota, any undersized fish, or species not on their quota card they are out
- If they catch a great white shark (one of our protected species) they are automatically out.
- Teams who catch their quota with no undersized fish win