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Estuaries

  •  English    30     Public
    A game where each person has a pile of goldfish crackers, etc., and they add or subtract according to the card chosen. At the end, you see who has the most "fish" left.
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  • A Bluefish closes in on a school of smaller fish
    Lose 3 fish
  •  5
  • Mr. Farmer sprayed his corn crop for insects. When it rained the runoff ran into the estuary and killed 3 fish.
    Lose 3 fish
  •  15
  • Mr. Farmer sprayed his corn crop for insects. When it rained the runoff ran into the estuary and killed 3 fish.
    Add 5 fish
  •  15
  • A salt marsh is set aside as a nature reserve.
    Add 4 fish
  •  15
  • Ms. Farmer expanded her goat pen near the water. Extra algae grew in the water because of the runoff.
    Lose 2 fish
  •  15
  • Three fish are caught in a gill net set by Ms. Fisherman.
    Lose 3 fish
  •  15
  • “Clean Sweep” was held to collect debris in the watershed.
    No fish lost
  •  15
  • Dolphins feed in the estuary.
    Lose 2 fish
  •  15
  • The nursery has lost 3 fry (fish babies) because bulldozing a nearby road caused mud to wash into the water.
    Lose 3 fish
  •  15
  • All the roadway storm drains are funneled into a holding pond with lots of plants to absorb the runoff and chemicals.
    Add 4 fish
  •  15
  • A pelican flies over. It eats 1 fish for dinner.
    Lose 1 fish
  •  15
  • A fisherman dropped a can of oil in the water.
    Lose 3 fish
  •  15
  • A new marina attracts 30 new boats to the estuary.
    Lose 2 fish
  •  15
  • The salt marsh is left undisturbed.
    Each player adds 4 fish
  •  15
  • A fish ate a piece of plastic packing material that was blown into the water.
    Lose 1 fish
  •  15
  • A red drum catches a fish for dinner.
    Lose 1 fish
  •  15