Surely, the biggest fish in the lake will benefit from a meal of big, tasty shrimp! Take biology scholars on a trip to Flathead Lake in the second of a five-part Invertebrates series. Scientists currently studying the lake take the...

John caught a trout, but will he release it or eat it? After reading the passage, young readers respond to four comprehension questions about the story.

Investigate the parts of a healthy stream to build content-specific vocabulary and ecological awareness. The class builds vocabulary and determines why clean water is important for trout. They design a shoe box to show what a clean...

Students develop an understanding about what will happen to trout after they are released into the trout stream. In this trout life lesson plan, students discuss how it feels to release the trout they have cared for. Students also sing a...

Students explore the concept of food webs.  In this food web activity, students demonstarte the connection between species.  Students use a ball of string show how the food web works, then have a class discussion. 

In this graphing learning exercise, students create a bar graph showing the approximate maximum length of 12 different types of fish.

Students have trout in their classroom and complete journaling, checklists, temperature checking, and ammonia level recording. In this trout lesson plan, take weekly observation records of their trout.

Young scholars paint a trout based on the pictures of trout coloration and markings they see in pictures. In this trout lesson plan, students understand that the markings on a trout are native to their habitats and create camouflage.

Students sing a song about the trout life cycle. In this trout life cycle lesson plan, students learn trout vocabulary and make motions while singing this song.

In this fish worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by comparing and contrasting the physical appearance of 10 different fish.

In this fish data worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by writing in the maximum length and maximum weight for 13 different fish.

In this fish worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by writing in when, where, and how 10 different fish lay their eggs.

Fourth graders determine the impact of native forests, local clearcuts and local clearcuts and local reforestation projects on the survivablity of Rainbow Trout in their area. They record and document the stages of the trout throughout...

Students write books about trout, completing one page per life stage.

Students investigate the important components for a healthy trout habitat. In this fish habitat lesson, students discuss how the aquarium will simulate a trout's environment in nature. Students complete a trout information sheet to set...

In this fish instructional activity, students access a website to review basic fish anatomy and compare different fish characteristics. This instructional activity has 1 short answer and 7 fill in the blank questions.