Description
Design-a-Fish Activity FREE
TEK: Aquatic Science: 10 B
We will: compare and describe how adaptations allow an organism to exist within an aquatic environment.
I will: explain how adaptations allowed our group’s fish to survive. I will write this explanation in today’s exit ticket.
Background: The individual features of a fish help to determine where it lives and how it survives. Fish come in many different sizes and shapes. The dwarf Pygmy goby found in the Philippines is less than one-half inch (about eight millimeters) long and weighs about 1/1000 of an ounce (four to five milligrams). The ocean sunfish (mola) can grow up to 13 feet (almost four meters) long and weigh up to 3,307 pounds (about 1,500 kilograms). The shape of the fish provides clues about where they might live and how they move. Many reef fish are compressed (flattened from side-to-side). When seen head on, these fish seem to disappear. Some fish have a fusiform or football shape, rounded, and tapering at both ends. This shape reduces drag and allows the fish to swim fast. In this lesson, students will explore fish morphology, or the form and function of a fish.
Activity 1: Design-A-Fish
Directions:
1) Using the information on the "Fish Basics" sheet, create a fish. Be able to justify why the fish has a particular body part or adaptation. You have 10 minutes.
2) Draw a habitat for your fish on white paper. Decide what the fish eats, how it moves, what type of water the fish lives in. Be sure to include this information in your paragraph. Write a paragraph explaining where their fish lives and what adaptation the fish has that helps it survive in the chosen habitat. Your fish must be able to swim long distances at a fast pace.
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Description
Design-a-Fish Activity FREE
TEK: Aquatic Science: 10 B
We will: compare and describe how adaptations allow an organism to exist within an aquatic environment.
I will: explain how adaptations allowed our group’s fish to survive. I will write this explanation in today’s exit ticket.
Background: The individual features of a fish help to determine where it lives and how it survives. Fish come in many different sizes and shapes. The dwarf Pygmy goby found in the Philippines is less than one-half inch (about eight millimeters) long and weighs about 1/1000 of an ounce (four to five milligrams). The ocean sunfish (mola) can grow up to 13 feet (almost four meters) long and weigh up to 3,307 pounds (about 1,500 kilograms). The shape of the fish provides clues about where they might live and how they move. Many reef fish are compressed (flattened from side-to-side). When seen head on, these fish seem to disappear. Some fish have a fusiform or football shape, rounded, and tapering at both ends. This shape reduces drag and allows the fish to swim fast. In this lesson, students will explore fish morphology, or the form and function of a fish.
Activity 1: Design-A-Fish
Directions:
1) Using the information on the "Fish Basics" sheet, create a fish. Be able to justify why the fish has a particular body part or adaptation. You have 10 minutes.
2) Draw a habitat for your fish on white paper. Decide what the fish eats, how it moves, what type of water the fish lives in. Be sure to include this information in your paragraph. Write a paragraph explaining where their fish lives and what adaptation the fish has that helps it survive in the chosen habitat. Your fish must be able to swim long distances at a fast pace.
