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The Rainbow Fish

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students listen to The Rainbow Fish and select the correct meaning of the story from three examples presented by the teacher. They use a paper sclae to write three descriptive words about themselves.
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Fish: General Information and a Dissection

For Teachers 5th - 8th
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.
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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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Classification of Animals

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the characteristics of vertebrates. They classify each as mammal, fish, bird, and reptiles. Students explore the differences between various types of animals and classify each.
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A Fishy Twist on Adaptations

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars examine the relationship between specific fish adaptations and their function for survival. They design a fish based on certain adaptations and then decide to which habitat their fish would be best suited. Individual...
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Fish Parasite Survey

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students count nematodes, cestodes and crustaceans on approximately one-hundred and fifty fish. They fill out autopsy reports for external and internal parasites then complete and discuss guide questions to make inferences about parasite...
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Antifreeze - Anti Fish

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in the production of a play that highlights the direct linkage between storm drains and natural river, stream, or creek ecosystems. They explore their thoughts, feelings, and actions through dramatic interaction and...
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Verterbrate Classification

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students are introduced to the broad categories of vertebrates including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. They identify the characteristics of each group and then view slideshows and video of example species.
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A Fish Skit

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners work together to create and perform a skit with a fish theme. After viewing a performance of another children's play, they discuss the basic elements to be found within a play. They perform their play in front of the class and...
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Rainbow Fish

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to a story about tropical fish and view photographs. Using a piece of construction paper, they draw a fish and add eyes, a mouth and fins. They also add colorful scales to make the fish their own and place it into the...
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Maintaining Strong Fisheries

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students play a game about the life cycle of a blue crab in order to witness the causes of changes in the crab population and discuss what a resource manager could do to keep a stable crab population. Students then create a game titled...
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Ocean Market

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify some consumer goods that come from the ocean. They classify these items into groups, identify their source, and calculate the cost of buying such goods.
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Wax Resist Fish

For Teachers K
Students review what a pattern is and they create a pattern on a fish. They are reminded that patterns do not change halfway through and they paint over it with watercolor paints. They display their fish on the walls.
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Hudson Canyon Expedition; Fishy Deep Sea Designs!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the physical location of deep water habitats along the Hudson Shelf Valley and in Hudson Canyon. They study the basic characteristics of the mesopelagic and bathypelagic zones with regard to depth, temperature, pres
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Shark Surprise

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a card game to review and reinforce their familiarity with different types of fish. They create and draw matching fish on index cards and label the pictures. They play the game to collect as many pairs as possible.
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Meat, Poultry, Fish, Eggs: Constructing and Maintaining

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils investigate meat as a source that provides protein, iron and nutrients in the diet. They identify types of meat and their sources, complete a market survey, conduct a fried egg experiment, and prepare various recipes that include...
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Fish Morphology

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students identify the various parts of a fish. They describe the concept of fish morphology and relate shape, form and structure of a fish's parts to function.
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Characteristics of Fish

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders identify the characteristics of fish.
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Reproductive Lottery

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students explain that fishes that reproduce externally have to release great numbers of eggs and milt (sperm) in order to ensure fertilization.
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Not Just a Fish Tank

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students learn about a specific species of fish, study the effects of outside substances on the reproductive development of a fish, and explore the process of a wastewater treatment facility.
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What Do Fish Look Like?

For Students 2nd
In this fish worksheet, 2nd graders study the characteristics associated with all fish.  Students use the words all, most, and some with the given fact about fish and what they have in common for classification.    
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What Do Fish Look Like?

For Students 1st
In this fish worksheet, students study the characterisitcs associated with all fish.  Students study the 5 given facts about all fish and what they have in common for classification.
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The Miracle Fish: Learning to Design an Experiment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the behavior of a miracle fish. In this life science lesson, students write a procedure about the fish experiment. They collect data, construct graphs and draw conclusion at the end of the lab.
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Seafood: For the Love of Fish

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners role play a scenario specific to decision making in seafood management and conservation. In this marine science lesson plan, students estimate seafood consumption in their state. They recommend new regulations for better fishery...