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- Contributed By: Robert Lucas
In this activity, students watch several different types of fish and make observations. This was used as preparation for the Design a Fish project, but it can also be used separately.
This resource is part of the Design a Fish lesson plan.
This resource is a handout for the Design a Fish project, including instructions and rubric.
This resource is part of the Design a Fish lesson plan.
Fish Planning Worksheet
Answer the questions below to help you plan your fish. The more detailed your answers are, the easier it will be to write a description of your fish later.1. Name - The scientific name should include the genus, then the species. Capitalize the genus but not the species. The common name is what people normally call your fish.
2. Fins – Use the fins worksheet to decide which fins your fish has, and what shape and size the fins are. What do you know about where your fish lives and how it swims, by looking at the fins?
3. Body Shape – Use the body shape worksheet to choose a body shape for your fish. What do you know about your fish from the shape of its body?
4. Mouth – What type of mouth does your fish have? What does that tell you about how the fish eats?
5. Color/Pattern – What colors and patterns does your fish have? Why?
6. Defense – How does your fish protect itself?
7. Habitat – Where does your fish live? (examples: ocean floor, among rocks, coral reef, near shore, surface/middle/bottom of the water, etc.) How do you know that it lives there?
8. Predators/Prey – What eats your fish? What does your fish eat?
9. Other special characteristics – Is there anything else that is special about your fish?
This site was created by Marine Activities, Resources and Education (MARE). In this game, users choose a habitat for their fish, then scroll through a variety of choices for body parts and coloration. They can then use the Survivo-meter to see how well that particular fish is adapted to and survives in its environment. Users will learn useful information about the functions of particular body part shapes that can help them in designing their own fish.
This resource is part of the Design a Fish lesson plan.
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This resource is a form which students use to assess their own Design a Fish projects a few days before turning them in, in order to improve them.
This resource is part of the Design a Fish lesson plan.
