Bluegills Lesson Plans

Students simulate a fish survey to determine the population of bluegills in a hypothetical lake using tagging and a capture/recapture technique. They estimate the size of a fish population in a lake.

Students articulate some of the impacts of loss of biodiversity. They play a game that demonstrates why having a rich variety of life is important to the survival of ecosystems and how invasive species are threatening local biodiversity.

In this lesson students familiarize themselves with the common organisms that live in a pond and discover their importance in a balanced aquatic habitat as they create food webs. They also investigate how an environmental change affects the habitat as a whole.

In this lesson students identify the different organisms in the food web. In this biology lesson, students create food chains using the information on cards. They explain what happens if an organism is removed or added in the web.

This lesson has students collect specimen and analyze it. In this biology lesson, students analyze and evaluate the diversity found in specific environment. They use the correct terminology as they do their write up for the experiment.

2nd graders discuss water environments of Ohio. They answer questions about aquatic habitats. 2nd graders investigate a water plant such as elodea or duckweed, collecting observations for ten days. 2nd graders research a water animal and work in groups to prepare multimedia presentations (or booklets) to summarize their reearch.

In this lesson 2nd graders perform a variety of activities to demonstrate reasons it is helpful to work on a team and share findings with others. The lesson provides opportunities for 2nd graders to participate in three activities. They work cooperatively to complete the investigations using appropriate tools and simple equipment.

Students test unknown solutions for pH levels to determine which organism can live in each environment. They name three substances that they think are acids. Students determine a solution is an acide or base. They define the term pH.

In this lesson students research a variety of local and world ecosystems. In this lesson students will create a collage to represent the biotic and abiotic factors and interactions important to their given ecosystem.In this lesson students will understand that an ecosystem is composed of both biotic and abiotic components as well as the interactions between these components.

Students read or have the book A River Ran Wild read to them. They discuss and reflect on the messagespresented in the book. Students use their listening comprehensionskills to draw conclusions. Students articulate several examples of how people have had both positive and negative impacts on rivers