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Fish Communities in the Hudson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learning to read data tables is an important skill. Use this resource for your third, fourth, or fifth graders. Learners will will study tables of fish collection data to draw conclusions. The data is based on fish environments in the...
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Your Own Fresh Water Aquarium in the Classroom

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore aquariums. In this fish and ecosystems lessons, students establish a freshwater aquarium environment using materials provided. Students read about and care for the classroom fish.
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Fish In a Bottle

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students work together to build their own fish ecosystems. As a class, they share their prior knowledge about catfish and use a diagram to label its body parts. They record their observations of the ecosystem and determine what they...
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Fish Crossword

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this fish crossword puzzle instructional activity, students use the 19 clues to identify the correct fish terms that will solve the crossword puzzle.
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Let's Go Fishing

For Students 5th - 10th
In this fishing worksheet, students study facts about fish and then answer short answer questions. Students answer 25 short answer questions.
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Fish Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this fish crossword puzzle worksheet, learners use the 11 clues to identify the correct fish terms that will solve the crossword puzzle.
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Fish Word Search

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this fish word puzzle activity, students examine the 42 fish-related words in the word bank and locate them in the word search puzzle.
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Designing a Study

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students explore features to consider when designing a scientific study. In this science research lesson, students examine different methods of data collection and consider which method would be appropriate for determining how many types...
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Crawdad Grab

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore biology by conducting a freshwater fishing activity. In this crawdad lesson, students discuss what a crawdad is, where they are found and how they can be prepared as a meal. Students utilize string, alligator clips,...
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Pond Ecosystem Field Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate the environment by participating in a class trip. In this pond ecosystem instructional activity, students define a list of vocabulary terms associated with ponds such as invertebrate and metamorphosis. Students...
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Dream Stream

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Investigate the parts of a healthy stream to build content-specific vocabulary and ecological awareness. The class builds vocabulary and determines why clean water is important for trout. They design a shoe box to show what a clean...
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Great Lakes Food Web

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners identify species and components of a Great Lakes food web. Using note cards, they place themselves in the correct order of the food chain based on the species present. They discuss what they believe happens to various species...
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Guppy

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, learners read a one paragraph text about guppies. Students answer one multiple choice question.
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Salmon Life Cycle

For Students 4th - 5th
For this life cycle worksheet, students fill in the blanks with words about the life cycle of a salmon. Students complete 20 words about the life cycle.
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A Frog's Life Story

For Teachers K - 8th
Students investigate the lives of frogs by completing several worksheets.  In this biology instructional activity, students discover the life cycle of a frog from tadpole to death.  Students complete frog life cycle puzzle as well as...