Fishy Science

An Aquatic Life Unit
3rd-5th grade classrooms

Water, water everywhere-and yet fish get thirsty. Why? Through observation and experimentation, students learn the answers to that question and many others in this four-lesson curriculum on how fish swim and breathe, their sensory features, and their adaptation to water. Units can stand alone or work as a progression. Among the activities:

• identifying body parts of fish
• adapting a quarter to enable it to float
• detecting carbon dioxide in exhaled air
• exploring the breathing mechanism of fish
• observing fish for color vision

The teacher manual includes lesson plans, camera-ready student handouts, and information on additional resources.

Fishy Science was developed by professional staff at The Ohio State University as part of the Science Alive in the Classroom series of 4-H school enrichment programs. For additional information on the availability of this unit in your classroom: