Data Collection Resources

Learn how to submit data

Protocols

Observation and Data Collection

Overview
Driving Question: What can we learn from observing salmon throughout their early life stages?

Water Quality

Overview
Driving Question: What affects water quality and why is it important?

Data collection

Data sheet

Use the printable data sheets to record student observations.

Fieldscope

FieldScope landing page

This platform is where student-scientists from every participating classroom submit their observations, and where everyone — educators, students, researchers, and community members — can explore and analyze the results together.

Submit your Data

Biweekly, classrooms submit their observations (pH, temperature, salmon behavior, etc.).

Explore the dataset
The FieldScope interactive map and graphs visualize results across classrooms and weeks, allowing comparisons by location, date, or other factors.

Build Data Literacy Skills
Use the built-in tools and downloadable datasets to craft your own investigations: pose questions, analyze trends, and draw conclusions.

Connect to Research
Student-collected data feed into the broader research efforts of our partners at NOAA Fisheries and the Center for Watershed Sciences, helping support stock-assessment and salmon-habitat monitoring.

Spinning Salmon Program © 2020 (updated 2025) by Peggy Harte is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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