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Fish Farm: an open ended, student centered laboratory activity Lesson PlanFish Farm: an open ended, student centered laboratory activity Lesson Plan
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Fish Farm: an open ended, student centered laboratory activity

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Learners are contacted by a fictitious company which raises tropical fish to do basic research for them so that they might keep their production costs down. They need to know the optimum salinity in which to hatch the brine shrimp that they use for food.

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9th - 10th
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Science
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