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Project Oceanography

Fish Shape

For Teachers 4th - 7th
A fish's size, fins, and shape can tell us a lot about them! Learners explore fish anatomy to see how species use camouflage, scales, shape, and coloration to survive. The instructional activity includes advanced vocabulary such as...
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Umaine Museum of Art

Bony Fish Anatomy Worksheet

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Take time to appreciate the beauty in the anatomy of animals with this cross-curricular art and science activity. After viewing examples of fish-themed artwork, children complete the included worksheet by labeling the...
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Consortium for Ocean Science Exploration and Engagement (COSEE)

Fish Morphology

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Life comes in all different shapes and sizes, and fish are no exception. Here, young scientists create fish prints as they learn how specific characteristics allow different species to survive in their particular habitats.
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SeaWorld

Design a Fish

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Craft some neat refrigerator magnets while studying ocean animals with a lesson about the anatomy of a fish. After kids learn about the different parts and shapes of fish, they use modeling compound to design their own fish.
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Tasha McKelvey

Clay Whistles

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Create clay whistles with your elementary or middle school students. The project is outlined in great detail here, complete with step-by-step photographs, finished examples, a materials list, student handouts, and a rubric. Students...
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Other

Pet place.com: The External Anatomy of a Fish

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good overview of the class of fish, which includes a very good description of the external structure.
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University of Guelph

Fish of Canada: Introduction to Fish

For Students 9th - 10th
Great site that provides all types of information on fish ranging from fish ecology to funky fish. Entails links to sites on fish evolution and morphology.
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Middle School Science

Middle School science.com: Perch Dissection

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lab experiment site, you will observe the external and internal anatomy of a perch, determine the sex of a perch using internal anatomy, and collect statistical data on perch length.
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Songs for Teaching

Ichthyology

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For younger students, this resource provides the lyrics and a Windows media file (.wma) to teach them how to say Ichthyology and learn the concepts of studying fish.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Visualization of Pectoral Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information and illustrations about the role of pectoral motion in fish locomotion.
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Other

The Animals Page

For Students 3rd - 8th
Provides an easy to understand overview of animals from protozoa and echinoderms to insects, mammals, birds, and fish.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Salmon Life Cycle

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Educational site offers an illustration of the salmon life cycle as well as information on salmon reproduction, adaptation to salt water, life span, diet, anatomy, predators and more.
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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Great White Shark

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about great white sharks.
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DLTK

Kid Zone: Sharks

For Students 3rd - 8th
The KidZone shows amazing images of sharks and presents all kinds of facts and activities in a format for grade school children.

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