Michigan Sea Grant
Fish Identification
Using a dichotomous key, pupils identify characteristics of fish who live in the Great Lakes and explain how these features help them survive. In small groups, class members discover what features scientists consider important and...
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Freshwater Fish Anatomy & Taxonomy
Tenth graders use a classification key to identify organisms. In this classification lesson students identify freshwater species of fish and document their observations.Â
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Fish Identification Skills
Students describe the roles of various organisms in the same environment. They study fish based on thier behavior and features. In addition, they identify fish based on specific characteristics.
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Who Am I? Fish Identification
In this science worksheet, students examine 16 detailed pictures of different species of fish. Students identify each fish. There is no room to write the name under the picture. It is assumed this is an oral activity, although there are...
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Classification Schemes
Junior biologists journey through the hiearchy of living things with these activites. Using a dichotomous key, they identify common algae, plants, and fish. They design their own key for a mixture of seeds and a collection of...
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Common Fish of the Jersey Shore
In this fish identification worksheet, students use the given diagrams as a guide to identify the most common fish off the Jersey Shore.
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Go Fish for Antonyms
Third graders, after reading and discussing the book, "One Fish Two Fish," by Dr. Seuss, practice matching pairs of antonyms together with an accuracy of 12 out of 15. They make flashcards in the shape of fish to study with and play a...
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Getting to Know Some of Pennsylvania's Fishes
Students research and identify the fish of Pennsylvania. For this earth science lesson, students view ten photos of fish and identify the characteristics of each fish. Students record observations and practice naming the fish using their...
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Iowa Fish Families Matching
In this Iowa fish families worksheet, 3rd graders will draw a line to match the picture of a fish to it's correct name. There are 4 fish.
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1st Grade Science Jeopardy
This is one of the best Jeopardy-style presentations I've seen. Young scientists play a game whose categories include, Mammals, Reptiles, Fish, Birds, and Insects. One very nice component of this PowerPoint is that there is a review...
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SAT Identification of Sentence Errors Practice Test
In this identification of sentence errors activity, students choose the answer that corrects the grammatical errors in each sentence. Students have 10 minutes to answer 15 questions in this SAT practice activity.
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Who Am I? Fish, Turtles, Amphibians
In this science worksheet, students examine 16 detailed pictures of different species of fish, turtles and amphibians. Students identify each species. There is no room to write the name under the picture. It is assumed this is an oral...
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How Do Weather Conditions and Lunar Cycles Affect Fishing Success?
Students use weather measuring devices to record and study weather conditions at different locations, during different times. They attempt to draw conclusions about the relationship between weather conditions, lunar cycle and fishing...
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
A Strange Fish Indeed
Communication is one of the most important aspects of science. In a two-day activity, your high school or college-level biologists will read excerpts from a fictional diary of Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, the woman who discovered the...
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Name Match
For this name match worksheet, students match up fourteen different types of pond fish to their formal names by drawing a line from one to the other.
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Fish In The Web of Life
Students will develop skills of fish identification, correlate habitat characteristics with species present, develop a working vocabulary of Oneida fish terminology and fish names and discuss the relationship between a healthy ecosystem...
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Dam Identification
Students identify and define Hydroelectric dams that provide us with electricity. Then they identify a variety of methods that have been used to try to help salmon make it past the dams on their journey to the sea. Students also become...
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Name Match: Arctic Fishes
In this science worksheet, learners examine 14 pictures of Arctic fishes and match them to the names in the word bank. Many of these fish look alike and this animal identification exercise would be challenging for anyone. Answers are...
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Investigative Case - "Malama Keone'o'io"
Students study techniques for conducting a local environmental assessment in an ecologically sensitive area. Identification of native plants and methodologies for sampling is taught in the classroom and then reinforced in the field. The...
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Coral Snapshots
Using photographs and a coral reef identification key, junior marine biologists compare changes in coral cover for a No-Take Area and the surrounding unprotected area. The data that is collected is then analyzed for richness,...
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Do You Have the Key?
Students practice using a dichotomous key. In this classification activity, students read an article about scientific exploration and identification of new species. They use a dichotomous key to identify objects and create their own key.
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Classification and Identification
Students, after exploring and analyzing diagrammatic and taxonomic keys and their association to marine sciences, identify and classify objects and organisms based on visual attributes/characteristics. They research and create their own...
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Plants and Animals
Students find common needs between plants and animals. In this plants and animals lesson students compare that both plants and animals need food and water. They also find the differences between plant and animal needs.
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Animal Mix-Up #1 and #2
In these animal mix-up worksheets, students cut out parts of animals and then paste the parts together to form two complete animals. They identify the animal they have created (fish, seahorse, walrus, and whale). Students may color...