Fish Wheels

Submitted by smileadmin on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 15:18

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Description

In this activity, learners cut out and assemble wheels to explore how variations in fish body structures (mouth shape/position/teeth, body shape, tail shape, and coloration patterns) allow fish to survive and thrive in their habitats. The instructions include many questions for the facilitating educator to ask, helping the learner connect a fish’s behavior and habitat (especially its movement, what it eats, strategies for defense, and where it lives in the water column).

Quick Guide

Preparation Time: 10 to 30 minutes
Learning Time: 10 to 30 minutes
Estimated materials cost: 1 cent - $1 per group of students
Age Range: Ages 4 - adult
Resource Type: Activity
Language: English

Materials List (per group of students)

Card stock
Brass brads (4/fish wheel)
Scissors
Exacto knife
Print out of Fish wheels and Fish body (print at 90% size: To do this, go to “Page Setup” under “File” and change the scale to 90%) (from pdf)
Print out of Fish Wheels Directions (from pdf)
Print out Fish Adaptations Charts (from pdf)

Subjects

Life Sciences
- Diversity of Life
  - Animals
- Evolution
  - Evidence for Evolution
The Nature of Science
- The Scientific Process
  - The Scientific Worldview
  - Asking Questions