Storming the Sound with Salmon is a program promoted by Federal Way's Surface Water Management Division that teaches students how important it is to prevent stormwater pollution, using connections between the salmon students raise, and their own actions, to make the point. Now, the program will be improved.
Due to the King County Council, and one of its members, Pete von Reichbauer, the council has given a sizable grant for water quality to the school district. The funds will be used to make the Storming the Sound with Salmon program more uniform throughout the district. District officials in situations like this could use poster printing to create visuals to remind students of the importance of a healthy environment.
Using the funds, the school district, in concert with the City of Federal Way, created two videos – one suitable for classroom use, introducing the program; the other highlighting what the program has accomplished;
One evaluation set to help improve the Storming the Sound program and move it forward;
A new curriculum unit for fourth graders called ‘Salmon Structured for Survival’.
A new curriculum unit for fifth graders known as ‘Water Works’, which connects the program to the Next Generation Science Standards, which are set to be put in place next year; and
A Field Trip Guide for Town Square Park for fifth graders, that uses some of the park's features to show students how they can protect the health of salmon at local levels.
