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CREATE A FISH

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars watch a video that helps shows them how a diagram, flow chart, or blueprint can help them create a 3-d fish with the correct anatomy to live in a realistic environment.
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What Do Fish Look Like?

For Students 2nd
In this fish worksheet, 2nd graders study the characteristics associated with all fish.  Students use the words all, most, and some with the given fact about fish and what they have in common for classification.    
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Fish Anatomy

For Students 5th - 12th
In this fish activity, students label the parts of a fish on a diagram and then describe the function of some of the anatomical parts of the fish. This activity has 11 fill in the blank and 5 short answer questions.
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Vertebrate Circulatorium

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
When you get to the heart of the matter, you learn a lot about an organism by studying its circulatory system! A perfect resource for a zoology or anatomy class, the simulation gives users a peek inside a variety of vertebrates to...
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Animals Project for German Students

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Who doesn't love animals? Young learners will be excited to develop their vocabulary and categorize animals into different lists. This includes a fun extension activity that encourages the older learners to create a PowerPoint...
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Fishy Behavior

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Here's a lab that may make you rethink that morning cup of coffee. Biology scholars test the effects of caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine on the behavior of zebrafish through an intriguing experiment. Learners observe fish behavior before...
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What is Gyotaku

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make a T-shirt. In this fish printing lesson, 3rd graders learn about Gyotaku and the history of fish printing. The teacher demonstrates how to do a fish printing for a T-shirt and then students make their own T-shirts and...
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Something's Fishy

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify parts of a fish. In this fish anatomy lesson, 4th graders identify parts of fish in a group setting and then complete a worksheet about the parts of a fish.
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Fish Parasite Survey

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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...
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"The Aquatic Fish Foods"

For Students 5th - 12th
In this insects worksheet, learners access a website to answer questions about the different types of insects that are food for fish. This worksheet has 10 short answer questions.
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Selecting a State Fish

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars work in groups to select a state fish for their state. They review reference materials to make a list of state characteristics and select a fish that best exemplifies the state.
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Embryological Development Using Medaka Fish

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners analyze and record major events that occur in the development of Medaka fish eggs from fertilization to hatching. In small group, students describe the processes involved, creating a timeline of the major events in the...
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Lake Anatomy

For Students 5th - 12th
In this lake worksheet, students access a website to read about the anatomy of a lake. As they read, students take notes about the different parts of a lake on this worksheet.
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How Are Open Ocean Organisms Structured for Their Environment?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore biology by conducting an animal dissection. In this oceanography lesson, students identify the life cycle of a squid and other animals that are involved with commercial fishing. Students dissect a squid in class and...
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investigating and Modeling Sea Urchin Fertilization and Development

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students begin by using clay to model fertilization and early development of sea urchins and chordates. They move on to mixing live sea urchin sperm and ova together to observe, diagram and record events occurring in fertilization and...
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Amphibians-Frog Dissection

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare the anatomy of a fish to an amphibian and that of an amphibian (frog) to a human. They complete a virtual frog dissection to gain some experience prior to the real dissection.
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Wonderful Whales

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Primary marine biologists consider the largest living animals on Earth, the whales. Introduce them to general anatomy, unique adaptations, and behaviors. Teach them to sing a song that will help them remember some of these facts....
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Something Fishy

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify and discuss the adaptive characteristics and behaviors of fish. They view slides of fish, and design and create a model of a fish of the future, listing the ways their fish adapt to survive.
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What Does it Take to be a Survivor: Part 2

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore adaptation by completing worksheets. In this fish anatomy lesson, students identify the different survival strategies fish utilize to live in the ocean and the adaptation their bodies have gone through over millions of...
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Model Penguin Project

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students research and build model penguins. In this penguin lesson, students examine the anatomy of penguins by creating models and completing coloring pages.
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Insect Anatomy

For Students 5th - 12th
In this insect worksheet, students label the parts of an insect on a diagram and then write down one fact about each of the body parts. This worksheet has 5 fill in the blank and 6 short answer questions.
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Exploring "The Fishes"

For Students 5th - 12th
In this fish worksheet, students access a website to review basic fish anatomy and compare different fish characteristics. This worksheet has 1 short answer and 7 fill in the blank questions.
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Tree Anatomy

For Teachers K
Students learn the basic anatomy of a tree through exploration of tree centers.
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Something Fishy

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students synthesize what they have learned about the anatomy of fish and their methods of adapting to survive.

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