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- 3rd - 7th
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Students set up and maintain a classroom aquarium in order to investigate a aquatic habitat. They measure temperature, read and practice following directions. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students go on a field trip to an aquarium and create an iMovie project and/or an iPhoto photo book about their day. When students get to the aquarium, they go on the scavenger hunt to identify animals and answer one question about each animal. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students set up a class aquarium and individual edible aquarium. They share what they think it takes to keep the aquarium going and the fish living. They who have completed the aquarium correctly get to eat them. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students visit an aquarium and observe types of skeletal systems in marine life. They discuss internal and external skeletal systems and cite examples of each. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine unusual fish behavior while making healthy fish transfers to a saltwater aquarium. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students design an experiment to evaluate the effects of various treatments on the nitrogen cycle in a freshwater aquarium. They are required to maintain a laboratory notebook of all work, measure the key analytes of the biosystem at periodic intervals, analyze and interpret data through appropriate tables and graphs, and write a formal report. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students discover the importance and how to change the water in an aquarium. As a class, they review the types of impurities that are found in water and discuss how to keep the tank as clean as possible. They develop a water change chart and share the responsibilities. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students turn their classroom into a giant aquarium. They work together to decorate the bullentin boards, windows, desks and computers into an aquarium setting. They dress in fish costumes to go along with the theme, while focusing on the student's essays or stories as parents visit for Parent-Teacher night. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students discuss which elements in the world would make the best sun-catchers. Using a worksheet, they cut out and color the plants and animals that could be placed in the aquarium. They use cellophane and place their aquarium under a window to catch the sun. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students investigate real world habitats of marine animals and compare those with man-made habitats (aquariums). Using a T-chart, students compare and contrast the features of each. Students visit online aquariums and determine the positive and negative characteristics that may create problems for the marine life.Based upon their research, students write an essay to explain what an aquarium should contain. Full Review »
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