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National Wildlife Federation

Ghost Town

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Around 93 percent of the reefs on Australia's Great Barrier Reef have been bleached, and almost one quarter of them are now dead. Scholars research the sea temperatures, especially around the areas with coral reefs, to make connections...
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Science: Lead Shot and Waterfowl

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Young scholars examine data to investigate the impact of lead shot pellets on waterfowl populations. They graph their findings and discover how lead in ingested by birds and poisons them. As an extension, students research legislation...
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National Park Service

News Bearly Fit to Print

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
There are an average of three human fatalities by bears in North America every year, which is low when you compare it to the 26 killed by dogs and the 90 killed by lightning annually. The lesson encourages researching human-bear...
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NOAA

To Boldly Go...

For Teachers 5th - 12th
When we think of ocean exploration, many of us have visions of sunken pirate ships full of treasure or mysterious creatures of the deep. What really motivates deep-sea investigation? The first in a series of diverse six-part lessons...
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Maintaining Strong Fisheries

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners play a game about the life cycle of a blue crab in order to witness the causes of changes in the crab population and discuss what a resource manager could do to keep a stable crab population. Students then create a game titled...
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A Fish in Water

For Teachers 1st
First graders, with a goldfish as a class pet, practice the proper way to care for a pet and have responsibilities when it comes to taking care of the fish. As a class, the teacher reads the book "Fish Out of Water".
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Where Do Fish Live in the Hudson?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the environmental factors that influence where fish live and determine the makeup of fish communities in the Hudson. They interpret guided observations and measurements to assess patterns, sequences and relationships.
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How Do Weather Conditions and Lunar Cycles Affect Fishing Success?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
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Gone Fishing

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the effects of various methods of fishing on fish populations and biodiversity. They read a handout, participate in a simulation of different fishing methods, record the results, and answer discussion questions.
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CREATE A FISH

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students 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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Fish and Oxygen

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students explore what factors affect population dynamics, identify factors affecting fish populations, and use Stella to model how dissolved oxygen affects fish populations.
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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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Happy the Fish

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the ways in which people's actions affect fish. They discuss pollutants that are in the water. Students define the terms chemicals, cooling pond, and pollutant. They create a book about Happy the Fish.
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Fish and Clip

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine the magnets.  In this physics lesson students complete a lab and worksheet on the numbers of fish. 
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What Do Fish Look Like?

For Students 1st
In this fish worksheet, students study the characterisitcs associated with all fish.  Students study the 5 given facts about all fish and what they have in common for classification.
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Fish Word Search

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this word search instructional activity, students find the vocabulary words relating to fish in the word search puzzle. Students locate 12 words.
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Fred the Fish

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read and retell the story of Fred the Fish. In groups, they create their own story of a similar nature and identify a situation in their community like the one in the story. They create possible solutions to the problem and...
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Fish Name Match

For Teachers 3rd
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders will focus on the names of a wide variety of fish. Students will identify fourteen fish by matching the picture to the correct name.
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Name Match: Arctic Fishes

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
In this science worksheet, students 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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Dining Out With Fishes of the Hudson

For Students 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, 5th graders read information and complete 3 activities based on the information they have read.
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Recycling Concentration & Go Fish

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners play a game based on concentration or memory to place recyclable items into one of 4 groups. In this recycling lesson, students work in groups of 1-4 to place cards with pictures of various items into a Composting, Recycling,...
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Go Fish! Exploring The Tragedy of the Commons

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discover what happens when people take advantage of shared resources. In this ecology lesson, students explore "The Tragedy of the Commons" by playing a role playing simulation game in small groups. Students soon discover the...
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A Strange Fish

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners research the sea horse. In this sea horse lesson, students use the Internet to find information about the sea horse on sites bookmarked by the teacher. The learners write these facts on a page and create a sea horse poem. 
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Let's Go Fact Fishing!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners work in pairs to research animals in the ocean. They use the Internet, encyclopedias, and resource books to complete an information sheet with a photo of the animal and three facts. They present their mini-reports to the class.

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