2017 HMS All-School Read:

World Without Fish

Spring 2017: The new title for the second annual All-School Read is World Without Fish, by Mark Kurlansky. The committee decided on a different genre this year - a fascinating, informational book that has a fictional graphic story woven throughout the text.


World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky

School-wide Intro to World Without Fish 2017

World Without Fish Day: Nov. 1, 2017

Students, grade 6-8, all participated in WWF Day on November 1. Activities crossed content areas, and lessons focused on the theme of SUSTAINABILITY.

Topics covered included:

  • the plastic ocean

  • how dams affect fish population

  • one fish, two fish: cause and effect activity

  • math study of Atlantic Cod catches

  • Boyan Slat, an 18 year old environmental entrepreneur

Message in a Btl WWF Day

Here is a sample "Message In A Bottle" activity, as completed by a sixth grader, on "World Without Fish Day".

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