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Biomes: Adapting To Deserts & Other Ecosystems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine how animals must be adapted to the conditions of its environment to survive.  In this biomes instructional activity students research desert adaptations then discuss how these animals have survived. 
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Something Fishy in Ontario

For Teachers 4th
Students create a diorama of the habitat of the fish of their choice, along with a research paper. They research habitats, the factors which affect specific habitats, and how fish adapt to different habitats in order to meet their unique...
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Activity 3 - Fish Anatomy: A Comparison Between Temperate and Antarctic Fishes

For Teachers 9th - 11th
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. ...
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Urban Biology: Can Fish Detect Odors

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students investigate how fish use their sense of smell. In this scientific method lesson, students design and perform an experiment to investigate how fish use their sense of smell. This lesson includes statistical analysis and safety ...
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Icefish Blood Adaptations: Antifreeze Proteins

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Ever wonder how fish survive in freezing cold water—especially Antarctic waters? Some fish have an adaptation that lowers the freezing point of their life fluids. Learners model these adaptations in two lab explorations. The first...
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American Museum of Natural History

Ocean Creature Feature

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
From coloring to hard protective shells, ocean creatures have adaptation features that help them survive. An eight-question online quiz highlights different ocean animals and their unique characteristics. The resource then offers pop-up...
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Science: Observing Fish Behavior

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, working in pairs, select and observe fish in the Aquademics aguarium. They record their observations on worksheets and make graphs displaying the frequency of various fish behaviors. Students then discuss their...
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Science: Identifying Fish Parts

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars identify parts of fish and their functions. They compare the fish's body parts and purposes to their own. Working in groups, they complete worksheets by labeling fish parts on a drawing.
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Drawing Fish

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students practice creating art by imitating the camouflage of fish. In this animal characteristic lesson, students identify certain fish and their ability to change colors in order to survive in the wild. Students utilize coloring...
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The Rainbow Fish

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners listen to The Rainbow Fish and select the correct meaning of the story from three examples presented by the teacher. They use a paper sclae to write three descriptive words about themselves.
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The Lion as Predator - Agile as a Cat LESSON OVERVIEW In this lesson, students will learn about some key adaptations that make the mountain lion an effective predator. They will do this by comparing the ability of mountain lions to perform certain actions

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars discuss some key adaptations that make the mountain lion an effective predator. They compare the ability of mountain lions to perform cetrain actions, such as jumping and listening, with the ability of humans to perform...
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Population Density In Fish

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate how a population of fish multiplies in an ecosystem and the kinds of things that must be done to maintain a healthy population balance with other organisms that live there. They conduct an experiment to test the...
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Camouflage, Protection, & Adaptations—Who am I?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore ocean animal adaptations. In this animal adaptations instructional activity, students examine how different ocean animals use adaptations other than camouflage to protect themselves.
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Organizer
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Adaptations of Penguins

For Students 7th - 8th
In this adaptations of penguins worksheet, students write short answers describing 14 ways penguins are adapted for their living environment.
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Stella the Swan

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study the similarities and differences between ducks, geese, and swans. They tell the story about how water fowl adapt to life in water using props.
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Activity
American Museum of Natural History

Crazy Camouflage

For Students 6th - 12th
Scholars discover the crazy camouflage technique of the flounder fish. After reading three informative paragraphs, participants follow steps to make a model of the sea creature.
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Follow a Fish

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students choose a fish from anywhere within the Ocean Center. They observe it for a given time, recording its behavior. Students comprehend the concept that living things have individual characteristics that enable them to live in their...
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Bats: Need Nectar, Will Travel

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Beginning wildlife biologists become adult bats, baby bats, snakes, owls, bobcats, or land-clearing developers in a grand role-playing activity. In a large open space, they play a game in which they move to designated areas based on what...
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Exploring Arizona's Biotic Communities Lesson 4: Which Team Are You On?

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Who is not drawn to trading cards? In this activity, junior ecologists create a trading card of an animal or plant from one of Arizona's biotic communities. Gorgeous sample cards are provided in the lesson plan as well as a plethora of...
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Fishes

For Students 9th - 12th
In this fish worksheet, students will review the characteristics of fish by comparing the jaws, skeleton, and fertilization of each fish class. Then students will use a phylogenetic tree to compare the groups of fish to ancestral...
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Fisheries Project

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars explore biology by completing a fishing worksheet. In this commercial fishery lesson, students identify the process of taking mass fish from the ocean and delivering them to eateries while discussing the negative aspects....
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Reef Fish Real Estate in the South Atlantic Bight

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research a species of reef fish to determine its habitat requirements as both a juvenile and an adult. They use this information to create a pamphlet in the style of a real estate brochure that describe the habitat and food...
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Do Salt Water Fish Drink?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students conduct an experiment with potato cores and a sucrose solution to investigate how salt water fish process water. They develop a lab report of their experiment.
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A Fish Tale Fable

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify the moral in a fable. For this folktale lesson, students read an included book, Fish Tale, and identify the message in the book. Students discuss what kind of lessons can be learned from reading this fable.

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