Here is a brief outline of facts on various Chesapeake Bay fish species. Use it as an example of what kind of information you want your life science learners to collect when you assign them a specific species to research. Another way to...

Students, after taking a "fish quiz" in class, assess the different parts of a fish and their purposes. They dissect two yellow perch fish in class. In addition, they discuss the different parts of the fish as they dissect their organs.

Students research and identify the fish of Pennsylvania. In this earth science activity, students view ten photos of fish and identify the characteristics of each fish. Students record observations and practice naming the fish using...

What is the typical length of a yellow perch? Pupils analyze a histogram of lengths for a sample of yellow perch from the Great Lakes. They determine which measures of center and variability are best to use based upon the shape of the...

Students explore a variety of basic fish body form and their functions. They differentiate between different species of fish found in the Chesapeake Bay and St. Mary's River. In addition, they match pictures with descriptions using...

Seventh graders study and explore the base of PA game fish species and characteristics.  In this cooperative learning lesson students create a fish fact game by researching information on certain species then play it. 

In this name match worksheet, students match up fourteen different types of pond fish to their formal names by drawing a line from one to the other.

Students trace a molecule of water through the water cycle including each of its three loops. They describe why evapotranspiration demands the largest portion of total precipitation falling on a forested watershed.