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Design a Fish ActivityDesign a Fish Activity
Publisher
SeaWorld
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Pre-K - 3rd
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Science
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Activity

Design a Fish

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Craft some neat refrigerator magnets while studying ocean animals with a lesson about the anatomy of a fish. After kids learn about the different parts and shapes of fish, they use modeling compound to design their own fish.

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science

Instructional Ideas

  • Have kids decorate a page with their fish's habitat, and have their fish magnets hold up the pages on your whiteboard
  • Incorporate the lesson into your marine life unit, or a lesson about animal habitats
  • Assign additional research so kids can learn more about the fish they are creating

Pros

  • Comes with worksheets that detail the anatomy of a fish, as well as different fish shapes (and a teacher version as well)

Cons

  • None

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