Engineering Fish Passage at Howard Hanson Dam
[3 STEM Clock Hours] Interactive PBL practicum for secondary teachers. Analyze the relationship between treaty rights, farming, flooding, and salmon habitat in the Green Duwamish Valley with a focus on the consequences of building the Howard Hanson Dam without fish passage.
Time & Location
Dec 05, 2020, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Zoom Meeting
About the Event
How and why was the original dam constructed? What happened to salmon populations when it was completed? Is there a plan for engineering fish passage? How would you do it? Engages students in a wicked, real-world engineering design challenge that matters to their community. Will Orca and Salmon populations benefit? What is the status of the habitat above the dam? Who are the stakeholders? We will explore fish passage engineering strategies at other Northwest dams as well as ecosystem recovery data in the upper Elwha Watershed where a dam has been removed.
Science, engineering, civics, economics, geographic literacy, ELA, and media arts are integrated to produce a fish passage plan and to present it to the stakeholders involved in this issue. Career pathways are explored related to dam engineering and salmon biology and watershed management. The Lab features interaction with technical experts as well as a team of highly capable…