Marine Fish Lesson Plans

Students are explained that Antarctic Nototherioid fishes survive harsh conditions. These conditions would kill almost any other temperate zone organism. They work in small groups to investigate a typical temperate marine fish. Students compare their observations and the class' data with data given about a typical Nototherioid fish.

Students explore how government restrictions and over fishing impact the ecosystems of sharks and contribute to or curb their danger to humans. They synthesize their understanding of the issues by creating board games in groups.

Learners discover, through lecture and discussion, the similarities and differences between fish and whales.

young scholars explore the important scientific concepts, as well as other important topics surrounding fish morphology, their defense strategies, general fish characteristics, and their ecosystems.

Students examine the changing practices of aquaculture. They discuss the short term and long term consequences stemming from fish farming.

Students survey and dissect as many fish as possible. They count nematodes, cestodes and crustaceans on the fish, fill out autopsy reports, and transfer data to a chalkboard data table. Students graph the results of the entire class and explore coevolution.

Students read about Californian ecosystems emphasizing five native habitat types including: woodlands, Redwood forests, Kelp forests, salt marshes and chaparral. They play a game that matches life forms to habitats using clues.

Students identify locations of coral reefs, both in the water and around the globe, identify relative depth of corals in the ocean by observing behavior of cold and warm saltwater, and create models of coral reefs.

Seventh graders construct a food chain based on pictures shown on the board. In this biology lesson, 7th graders describe the motion of particles as energy is changed. They explain how pH changes during neutralization.

Students investigate how the sense of hearing is affected by environment. They compare a shark's senses to a land animal's senses. They examine hearing loss after continuous exposure to loud noises, and write a campaign about hearing loss.