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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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Where Are All the Fish?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars identify the problems that marine life is facing today. In this marine science instructional activity, students explain how Marine Protected Areas can help the ocean and the fish. They brainstorm ways to help in the...
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Fish Activities

For Teachers 1st - 5th
In this fish activity worksheet, pupils learn a counting rhyme about fish. They then discuss the best way to care for fish and they learn 4 different types of fish. On the second page, students count lines of fish and color them a...
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Rocky Mountain Fishes

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this science worksheet, students find the names of 20 Rocky Mountain fishes in a word search puzzle. The word bank has detailed color drawings of each species of fish.
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Where Do Fish Live in the Hudson?

For Students 6th - 8th
In this fish in the Hudson worksheet, students read a brief excerpt about what types of fish can be found in the Hudson River in New York. They identify which fish are caught in greatest numbers and those caught in the most places....
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Fish Parasite Survey

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students count nematodes, cestodes and crustaceans on approximately one-hundred and fifty fish. They fill out autopsy reports for external and internal parasites then complete and discuss guide questions to make inferences about parasite...
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Fish Word Search

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this science worksheet, students find the names of 20 common ocean fish in a word search puzzle. The word bank has detailed color drawings of each species of fish.
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Fish Comparison - Appearance

For Students 5th - 12th
In this fish worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by comparing and contrasting the physical appearance of 10 different fish.
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Comparison of Normal vs Mutant Zebra Fish Embryos

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students observe and study mutations. In this mutations lesson, students work in groups to complete observation tables of various mutations of the zebra fish embryos. Groups give presentations about their observations.
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Fish Anatomy

For Students 5th - 12th
In this fish worksheet, 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 worksheet has 11 fill in the blank and 5 short answer questions.
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Measuring the Effect of Adrenaline on the Heart Rate of Zebra Fish

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate the heart beat of zebra fish in timed intervals. They record the heart beats and average three counts to display in their data tables. They repeat these steps increasing the adrenaline solution.
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Science: Making Jellyfish

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine jellyfish anatomy and estimate the size of the parts on picture cards. They use various supplies, including coffee filters and ribbon to make scale models of jellyfish. Students label all the jelly fish parts and hang...
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Aquaculture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
There are many important facts about raising water animals commercially in this PowerPoint. Fish, alligators, crayfish and bullfrogs are considered, and the special conditions that each require is also included.
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Empty Oceans

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In groups of four, pupils brainstorm about seafood. They view the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch website to examine the problems caused by the seafood industry. Learners are then brought back together to discuss what they...
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National Geographic

Spot Where You DON'T Get Your Seafood

For Teachers 4th - 8th
When your class is examining the fishing industry or sustainable practices, you can use this brief activity to demonstrate the global impact our food choices have. Overharvesting, overfishing, and bycatch are important topics to address...
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Rainbow Trout

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Learners investigate the many varieties of both tropical and freshwater fish, and find out about the anatomy of these creatures. They explore biodiversity in bodies of water, including information about coral reefs, and study the effects...
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Whale or Fish?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explain the difference between a whale and a fish. After working through this themselves, they process the differences in a more meaningful pattern that overflows into long-term memory.
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The Way We Were: Embryological Development and Disease

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use microscopes to study live fish embryos and animated diagrams of cell division on the Internet. They see that scientists rely on technology to enhance the gathering and manipulation of data. They create web pages on cloning.
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Ghostbusting in the Chesapeake

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Ghost pots, fishing gear lost during crabbing expeditions, continue to trap crabs that are never collected. Increase your budding ecologists' awareness of human impact on the environment as well as conservation efforts using this...
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Water Pollution

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study the impact of human activity on water quality and on the ecosystems of Earth. After a discussion on the various ways that water can be polluted, groups of youngsters get together to figure out the best way to clean a...
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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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California Academy of Science

Ocean Acidification Mock Conference

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In a comprehensive role playing activity, teens play the parts of different stakeholders in the realm of acidic oceans. They research, debate, and create a presentation from the perspective of either ocean organisms, the fishing...
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Impulse, Momentum, and the Conservation of Momentum

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What happens when two worlds collide? In the first of several activities, future physicists experiment with colliding ball bearings or Newton's cradle. Another activity requires the use of an air track with cars to examine collision....
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Alabama Wildlife Federation

Big Fish, Little Fish

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Tag, you're eaten! A lesson on predator-prey relationships uses the game freeze tag as a model. Learners become either a predator or prey and play a game of tag as the prey tries to reach areas that house food and shelter. During the...

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