Fins. Fur. Function.

This is the "Gold Fish Lab" that supports the lesson labeled Unit 2: Lesson 4: Water Quality and Testing Methods with Temp Lab. I will first spend about 15-20 minutes on the lesson and then get into this lab. I tend to plan this on a longer day as the whole thing takes about 75-90 minutes depending on your preparation and ability to guide the students. You will need small gold fish bowls, GOLD FISH (no other type really works), thermometers, warmed water, ice, timers, and paper towels. This is

This worksheet is used to support Unit 2: Lesson 2: Cycling an Aquarium. Students are asked to name the three methods used to cycle an aquarium, draw a picture supporting each method, and then describe the main goal of cycling an aquarium. This is great for a teacher to see if students understand the concept or if you need to go back to reteach some concepts.

These are worksheets to support the nitrogen cycle lesson. Comes with a standard version, modified version, and the key.

This is a great exercise to use first: as an individual student, but secondly: in small groups of 2-4. The first section is to see how an individual student would rank 15 items from most important (1) to least important (15) as instructed. Once the individual portion is complete, students are placed into small groups (2-4) to complete the same task, but as a group. Follow the instructions provided. The answer key, reasoning, and ranking is provided.

This is a classroom icebreaker that can be done in small groups of 2-4 or as an individual if needed. I start with figure 2. Print out about enough copies for your class and cut them out keeping each set together. Once students are divided into groups, I give each group the stack of shapes and ask them to create a square using all the shape pieces. You can add a time limit if needed. Once Figure 2 is complete, I move onto Figure 1 doing the same thing, but keep the part marked with an "x". Once