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- 4th - 6th
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Students become familiar with crabs, shrimps, lobsters, barnacles, and spiders. They distinguish between which anthropoids live on land and which live on water. The activities in this lesson are designed for pre and post visits to an aquarium. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students explore aquarium's exhibits. They prepare paper detailing differences among observed species. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students construct an aquarium and terrarium out of a soda bottle, plants, fish, insects, dirt, and gravel. They observe and record the results from their ecosystems. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students demonstrate and understanding of tide pool animals. They produce artwork and paragraphs using computer technology. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th
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Students visit an aquarium and research Beluga whales. They identify characteristics and facts about Beluga whales and write a three to five page report with their findings. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students visit Conservation in Action web site to watch three video interviews with Vancouver Aquarium researchers, complete Careers in Conservation worksheet, research threats facing species featured on Conservation web site, and create campaign to protect killer whales, Steller sea lions, or rockfish in Pacific Canada. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students open up Microsoft Word on their computer and type in their daily journal making observations of organisms that are living in the aquarium. They practice how to use the different keys to enhance their journal. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students create a personal aquarium out of wax paper, crayons, and construction paper to replicate the fish that have been studied in other lessons. Students conduct research with the teacher provided resources prior to this lesson. The finished project is based upon it. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students recognize how a beneficial species (daphnia) interaction with its ecosystem is key in the removal of algae and nutrition of the fish in the tank. They draw a concept map and/or diagram showing how the species has affected its surrounding environment. In addition, they write a short report on what they believe the best solution is to cleaning the fishtank. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students create their own dichotomous key. They observe the aquarium, and count how many different forms of life they see. Students get into their aquarium pairs and go observe their tanks. They take notes on the characteristics of the various organisms they see in the tanks. Students make their keys after their observations. Full Review »
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