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- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students discuss the work "Filter." They list types of filters they know about and look at both clean and used filters. Students speculate on how a filter might be important to a fish. They listen to the instructor tell them about aquarium filtration and the importance of mechanically, chemically and biologically cleaning their fish tank. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 12th
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Students name elements that are necessary parts of a healthy human habitat. They create a two column chart. In the second column, students list elements fish need in order to survive in the aquarium. Students examin the aquarium and its equipment. They identify each part and its purpose. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 12th
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Students visit the Tetra-fish web site. They visit a virtual aquarium. Students select their own aquarium and tank size. They select up to twelve different types of tropical fish and read information about their virtual aquarium. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students discuss ammonia, and ways it may get into the aquarium. They complete a worksheet about the Nitrogen Cycle. Students learn how to get the ammonia and nitrite out of their aquarium. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students discuss places they have been where the air seemed hard to breathe. They discuss if they could "see" the humidity or smell. Students discuss ways this might relate to the fish in the aquarium. The teacher introduces pH and how to find it. Students practice testing acidity of common household substances. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students prepare for a unit on aquarium maintance by naming all the different kinds of fish they have seen either in aquariums, at home, or in the community. They use classroom computers to email other classrooms around the world for more ideas. Students create a Venn diagram to compare two species of fish. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students work in groups to create math word problems based on the fish in their classroom aquarium or on the aquarium itself. They also must determine the correct answer for the problem that is created. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th
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Students determine the cause of an algal bloom in a classroom aquarium. Students analyze the situation and present a solution to the problem in the given time frame after researching and conducting experiments. Solutions are presented in the form of oral presentations and must include a PowerPoint slide show. Full Review »
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