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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Does it Take to be a Survivor: Part 2

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore adaptation by completing worksheets. In this fish anatomy instructional activity, students identify the different survival strategies fish utilize to live in the ocean and the adaptation their bodies have gone through...
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Lesson Plan
University of Michigan

Michigan Sea Grant: Teaching Great Lakes Science: Fish Identification

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this activity, students examine the physical characteristics of fish that live in the Great Lakes and identify common features that help species to survive in that environment. Downloadable resources include a fish poster, fish family...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Cwec: Survival of the Fishes (Mini Unit) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners will look at the needs of humans and of fish in this mini-unit to develop an appreciation of how important our water resources are.
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Handout
University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Fish Adaptations

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has pictures that illustrate the many ways fish have adapted to make the most of life in their environments. The explanations are short and easy to understand.