In winter, Nisqually River Education Project staff can visit your school for a salmon dissection. These dissections are run as a demonstration. Our staff will dissect one salmon under a document camera while sharing information about the salmon’s unique adaptations and life history. Students will be provided with gloves to touch and interact with the salmon and its organs depending on their comfort and level of interest. Salmon are generously donated by the Nisqually Indian Tribe’s Kalama Creek Hatchery and Clear Creek Hatchery.

Dissection Resources

Students can follow along during the dissection using this worksheet.

If you are leading your own dissection, we like this guide!

Get Involved

Want to arrange dissections for your class? Contact davy@nisquallyriver.org 

More Resources

For more classroom resources related to salmon and their lifecycle, click here!