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Fish and Clip

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine the magnets.  In this physics lesson students complete a lab and worksheet on the numbers of fish. 
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Piranhas

For Students 5th - 6th
For this piranhas worksheet, students read information about piranhas and select the correct word or phrases to complete the 15 gaps in the text choosing from multiple choice suggestions. This worksheet is online and interactive.
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What Trout Need

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
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...
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Underwater Vision

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars use colored lights and fabric to study an underwater ocean scene. In this light study lesson, students draw a picture using colored markers and hypothesize what their drawing will look like using filters. Young scholars...
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Something's Fishy

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify parts of a fish. In this fish anatomy lesson, 4th graders identify parts of fish in a group setting and then complete a worksheet about the parts of a fish.
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Meat, Fish, and Beans Group

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this food groups learning exercise, students read the serving amounts for the food groups of meat, fish, and beans. Students cut out the pictures to match the servings.
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Fish Word Search

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this word search worksheet, students find the vocabulary words relating to fish in the word search puzzle. Students locate 12 words.
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Classifying Critters

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
In this classification worksheet, students describe the characteristics of the 5 groups of vertebrates and then complete 2 short answer questions.
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Animal Classification

For Students 6th - 10th
In this animals activity, students match the words in the first column to the statement that best matches. The terms are associated with the different groups of animals. Students must match 17 terms.
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Animal Classes-Mammal Birds Fish Reptiles Amphibian

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students learn about the characteristics of each animal classification. In this animal classification lesson students will first learn the characteristics of each classification. Then, they will find animals from given materials and...
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What is a Stream Habitat?

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this habitat worksheet, students fill in the blank of 3 statements describing what living things would be found in a stream habitat. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
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Animal Classification

For Students K - 2nd
In this animal classification worksheet, students will complete a graphic organizer by writing in the different animal groups: birds, mammals, reptiles, birds, and amphibians.
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Amazing Mazes

For Students Pre-K - K
In this maze worksheet, students start at one end of the maze and draw a line to the finish, being careful not to cross a wall. The maze is in the shape of a fish.
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Fish: Sponge Painting Art

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this painting activity, students follow the directions on this page to create a picture of a fish. Students use sponge paints and a cardboard comb with paint to make a fish, which will be cut out after it is dry.
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Tracing a Fish Shape

For Students Pre-K - K
In this visual art and hand eye coordination worksheet, learners trace a simple dotted line pattern of a fish. There are no directions on the page.
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Mazes

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
In this mazes worksheet, students survey the best way to work through a fish maze from the top arrow to the bottom arrow. Students share their routes with each other.
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Oddball Out: Fish

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In this problem solving worksheet, students analyze a row of pictures of various fish to determine which creature is different from the others pictured. A bonus question asks students to identify which fish live in salt water but breed...
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Skates

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students gain understanding of structure, characteristics, and basic needs of living things and their role in world, identify parts of skate, observe details of skate's body and skate egg case, and identify unique characteristics of skates.
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Fish Communities in the Hudson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners use tables of fish collection data to draw conclusions about where fish live in the Hudson Estuary. Given available data they interpret organized observations and measurements and recognize simple patterns, sequences, and...
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Where Do Fish Live in the Hudson?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the environmental factors that influence where fish live and determine the makeup of fish communities in the Hudson. They interpret guided observations and measurements to assess patterns, sequences and relationships.
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Who Can Harvest A Walleye?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the concept of how an ecosystem is put together while conducting research using a variety of resources. They correctly differentiate between a herbivore and carnivore by placing them in the order of hierarchy...
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Happy the Fish

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the ways in which people's actions affect fish. They discuss pollutants that are in the water. Students define the terms chemicals, cooling pond, and pollutant. They create a book about Happy the Fish.
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Fred the Fish

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils read and retell the story of Fred the Fish. In groups, they create their own story of a similar nature and identify a situation in their community like the one in the story. They create possible solutions to the problem and...
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Comparative Embryology Using Japanese Medaka Fish

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct an experiment to control the breeding of Japanese Medaka fish. They collect the fertilized eggs and view and record the fish's embryological development daily to compare the stages to human development.