Fins. Fur. Function.

This lesson offers a more in depth dive into the Nitrogen cycle. It will address questions such as: 1. Why is the nitrogen cycle important? 2. How does nitrogen get into an aquarium? 3. How does ammonia form in an aquarium? 4. How does a cycled aquarium get rid of ammonia? Etc. This has more complicated concepts of biology and chemistry and is meant to last 2-3 days depending on the level of the classroom. Supportive videos are built-in and indicated by a yellow star on the slide. Get the suppo

This lesson focus' on pH and Alkalinity (what it is, how it effects the fish in the environment, and how to control it). These are not only important biological and chemistry concepts, but critical for the lives in a controlled environment. Come with built-in supportive videos (indicated by yellow star on the slide).

Following up on "The Gold Fish Lab", this lesson introduces and discusses options to control the temperature of the aquarium in the best interest of animal health. It will introduce a variety of heating and cooling methods along with creating some talking points for the classroom. Comes with a built-in supportive video. Any supportive videos are indicated by a yellow star on the slide.

Unit 2: Lesson 1: Introduction to Water Quality. This lesson focus' on explaining why water quality is so important in an aquarium. Not all water is the same, although it looks clear and clean. This will discuss different sources of water, the chemical make-up of water and characteristics, waters relationship with oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen, and desirable ranges for the aquarium.

This lesson is used to summarize and discuss the results of "The Gold Fish Lab" but then to introduce and discuss ecto(exo)/endothermic properties and why this is important for different animals. It will introduce proper and improper terminology when discussing these topics. Comes with some built-in supportive videos (indicated by yellow star on the slide).

Unit 2, Lesson 2: The Biological Environment, Cycling an aquarium. This lesson is focused on why cycling an aquarium is important and all the steps (chemical and biological) that are involved. This will discuss different cycling methods along with different types of bacteria and their purpose. Associated videos indicated by yellow star on the slide.

The physical environment lesson is broken down into 2 lessons: 1) All about the tank (material, shape, and size) and 2) Temperature control, types of lids, and lighting evolution and options. These lessons are very helpful in students being successful while working on the semester project packet. This is also supported by The Marine Aquarium Handbook: Chapter 1 worksheet. Includes embedded videos to support the lesson. Any supportive videos are indicated by a yellow star on the slide.

This is the beginning lesson that focuses on the importance of water quality. Temperature is the focus of this lesson as it's the easiest and best place to start. This is a brief lesson to discuss the importance of temperature, but the "Gold Fish Lab" that is used to support this is necessary. The "Gold Fish Lab" focuses on how temperature affects respiration rates of gold fish. Any supportive videos are indicated by a yellow star on the slide.

This is the final lesson 4/4 focused on the physical environment: Enrichment. This lesson focus' on the environmental enrichment benefits within an aquarium and reasons they are used. Discussion topics include: decorations (natural and artificial), plants (live and artificial), location importance, and aquascaping styles. There is a list of helpful and supportive videos at the end of the lesson. Any supportive videos are indicated by a yellow star on the slide.

Continuing the lesson on biological environment, this is part 3: Nutrition. This lesson's focus is on the nutrition and feeding implemented for various types and sized fishes. Topics covered include: different feeding types, methods of nutrient uptake, food types, feeding methods, supplementation, and common dietary conditions. The lesson ends with three videos to support the lesson. This directly connects to section 5 in the semester project packet. Any supportive videos are indicated by a yel

This lesson is a continuation of the Biological Environment but focuses on Hygiene (filtration). This lesson will cover the three types of filtration along with highlighting examples of each and the different technology that uses them. Different types of bacteria are also introduced which will go into more depth in a later lesson. This will help students with section 4 of the semester project packet and with a short video reinforcing the lesson. Any supportive videos are indicated by a yellow st