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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ted Hughes "Pike"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze how a poet uses language to capture creatures and draft a poem on a 'sinister' animal. In this poetry analysis lesson, students read Ted Hughes' poem 'Pike' and analyze pictures of pike fish. Students use their research...
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Northern Pike

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the Northern Pike. Read about its distribution and characteristics in this concise site.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Pike (Esox)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the pika, a freshwater fish. Discusses the five species, where they are found, physical characteristics, diet, animals they prey upon, features of the female pike, reproduction, and population...
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Website
Other

The State of Iowa: Fishes of Iowa

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this resource to learn the many types of fish that can be found in the state of Iowa. Near the bottom, click on a fish family name and get a very detailed description of the fish that are part of that family.