Learning about Fish
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| James' sketch |
We have been studying fish...
and notebooking about them.
We have learned that fish come in different shapes.
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| If your student doesn't want to sketch a fish for the parts of a fish activity, you can copy one, and cut out the names and mixed them up. The student can then glued them to the appropriate places. |
We have labeled the parts of the outside of the fish.
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| Student' notebook page |
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| In lieu of dissection, we labeled the parts of the skeleton on paper from Biology Coloring Book. |
Using what we knew about fish anatomy, we made clay fish.
We went on field trips to learn more about fish.
We went to the Adventure Aquarium in Camden NJ.
We learned about fish first hand through nature study. We observed pond Koi, and how the fish moved and how they used their different fins. We also talked about their scales and about how the mouth is always moving, making swallowing motions. We talked about how the fish takes in water like we do air and as the water runs over their gills, the oxygen is removed just as the oxygen is removed from air in our lungs.
We experimented with buoyancy using different amounts water in a bottle and putting it in a large bowl of water. We talked about how fish have a swim bladder that they use to take in varying amounts of air to change how high or low they float in the water.
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| Student's notebook page |
We learned about fish migration and how the Salmon move from salt-water to fresh and back again.
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| Adventure Aquarium, Camden NJ |
sources:
- Exploring Creation with Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures, Jeannie Fulbright
- Exploring Creation with Marine Biology, Jay Wile
- Biology Coloring Book
related posts:
other ideas:
- ribbon fish at Love My Tapes
- how to draw a seahorse at Adron's Art Lesson Plans
- bead and button seahorse at The Art Annex
- how to draw/paint a Koi Fish at smART Class and Art Projects for Kids
- fish in the ocean for notebook at Toys from Trash
