5th Grade TAG Remote Learning Week of April 20

Shark Fin Mess Creative Problem Solving

HI everyone!
This week you will begin a two-week CPS lesson to find solutions to prevent the
continued loss of shark populations.

You will find the CPS packet at the bottom of this email
and it also includes an editable document on TEAMs under
Assignments /resources.

We will have a TEAMs Meeting for all of you on Tuesday, April 21, at 12:00 pm to
go over the assignment, discuss collaboration options, and to make sure you know
how to fill in the criteria chart.
Unless you are new to TAG, you should remember the steps of Creative Problem
Solving:

Read the Mess

Collect Facts

Form questions

Identify problems

Make a problem statement

Brainstorm solutions

Set criteria

Criteria/solution chart

Acceptance finding

Share idea with a product

Please let me know if you are unable to attend the meeting. We really need to ALL
be there if possible.

The assignment including products will be due next week

on Thursday, April 30.
April 30-You will need to turn in a completed packet and your product.
The product can be whatever you wish, just consider how you will share it to me
before starting. Email me any questions or schedule a conference and I will be
happy to “consult” with you😊
May 1- Live meeting @1:00 pm
We will share our products on Friday May 1 in a live Lesson at 1:00 pm.
I will send a reminder next week!
Remember, the products must be turned in the day before the Live
Meeting.

Also, just for fun, I am including some directions for “How to draw a shark”. You
may need it for your product-or not!
Keep scrolling down😊.

The Shark Mess  

 
Oceans cover 70 percent of the Earth's surface, yet they contain some of
our most vulnerable species. In many parts of the world, sharks are in very high
demand, for their meat, skin and cartilage, which is used in several medicines.
These shark products sell at very high prices, making them an attractive catch
to fishermen. The combined efforts of 300 scientists from around the globe led to
the first comprehensive assessment of the conservation status of all 1,041 species
of sharks, skates, and rays. The results are not encouraging: One in four species
are currently threatened with extinction. The main threats come from overfishing.
Approximately one third of the species are fished commercially for meat, liver oil,
and their fins. Others are in decline because they are caught as a byproduct of
other fisheries. Not surprisingly, the largest sharks and rays are in the most peril.
So, too, are those species living in shallow waters accessible to fishermen. The
biggest problem is the "fin trade." Shark fins are a delicacy in some Asian
countries. Sharks and rays are caught, their fins sliced off, and the remainder of
the shark thrown back into the sea.  
Shark fin soup is a thick soup made with chicken broth. It can be
accompanied by shredded chicken and the shark fin is either served in “threads”
(torn up strands like thick spaghetti) or served whole (more expensive). The price
per bowl can range from $5 a bowl up to upwards of $2,000 a bowl depending on
the type and style of shark fin served. But no matter how it is served, none of the
soup’s flavor actually comes from shark fin. It only represents how wealthy you
are.  
In addition to being taken intentionally for their fins, sharks are often
accidentally caught up in fishing nets and on lines – a practice called “bycatch.”
When lines are unattended, such as in some longline fisheries, the toll can be
particularly high. 
Habitat degradation and loss also pose considerable threats, to some
species of sharks and rays, particularly in coastal areas.  
About 12 people are killed worldwide each year by sharks. Each year,
upwards of 100 million sharks around the world are killed. Large shark
populations, such as the whale shark and great white shark, are quickly
diminishing.  Loss of sharks threatens the stability of the ocean ecosystem. 

Step 1 Fact Finding 

 
List all of the facts you gleaned from this mess. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
List any questions you have after reviewing the mess. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Step 2 
Problem Finding 
 
List all of the problems you found as a result of the mess. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Create a problem statement 
 
How might we
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Step 3 
Idea Finding 
 
How might we (re-write your problem statement here)
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Brainstorm as many solutions to the problem as you can.  Include
creative and unusual solutions, too! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Criteria
to consider: (List 4-5) important criteria to consider when
making your decision.

Solution Finding
 
          
Criteria →  
 
Total 
Idea ↓
           
 
 
 
           
 
 
 
           
 
 
 
           
 
 
 
           
 
 
 
 
The best solution is
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Acceptance Finding 
  
Consider… 
 
 Why is this the best idea? 
 
 
 
 
 Who needs to know about it, accept it? 
Person/Group  Concerns they might have 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
*What problems might you encounter? 
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*How will you know if your plan is making an impact? 
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