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Students discover the anatomy of a fish by identifying its body parts.  In this oceanography lesson, students view a live fish in their classroom and draw a poster of the fish one body part at a time while identifying it.  Students attend a field trip to an aquarium and complete an observation worksheet when they return.

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fish anatomy, fish

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aquarium field trip, fish anatomy, oceanography lesson, science
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Grade
Pre-K - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategies
Inquiry-Based Learning
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