Fish Life Cycle

TEKS Objective

The student is expected to observe and record life cycles of animals such as a chicken, frog, or fish.

Essential Understanding

The student knows that organisms resemble their parents and have structures and processes that help them survive within their environments.

Science Background

Salmon Life Cycle: ThinkQuest (website) - The life cycle of a salmon is a good representation of life cycles of all fish. This site includes pictures and brief descriptions of the life cycle stages.

Salmon Life Cycle
ThinkQuest, http://library.thinkquest.org/

Wildlife Fact Sheets: Texas Parks and Wildlife (PDF) - Fish are scaled, “cold-blooded” vertebrates found in water environments. Most fish lay eggs, although some species give birth to live young. Discover more interesting facts about Texas fish as you read the wildlife fact sheets on this website.

Wildlife Fact Sheets
Texas Parks and Wildlife, http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/

Signature Lesson

GloFish Life Cycle: GloFish (PDF) – Students observe and record changes that occur during the life cycle of a zebrafish, and listen to a story being read aloud.

GloFish Life Cycle
GloFish Life Cycle, http://www.glofish.com/

Supporting Lessons

Fishing Fun! Growing up WILD (PDF) - Children engage in a dramatic play fishing game and learn about fish.

Fishing Fun!
Growing up WILD, http://www.projectwild.org/GrowingUpWILD/

Elaboration Lessons and Extensions

Goldfish and Guppies, Animals Two by Two: FOSSWEB (website) - Guppies are easy to maintain in a classroom aquarium, and will allow your students to observe the entire life cycle of a fish. Find instructions on how to set up a simple aquarium here.

Goldfish and Guppies, Animals Two by Two
FOSSWEB, http://lhsfoss.org/fossweb/

Assessment Ideas

Color the Life Cycle, Salmon: Education.com (website) - To assess your students understanding of the fish life cycle, have them color and describe the salmon life cycle.

Color the Life Cycle, Salmon
Education.com, http://www.education.com/

Literature Connections

A Fish Out of Water. Palmer, Helen (ISBN-13: 9780394800233)

Fish, Richardson. Adele (ISBN-13: 978-0736826228)

The Life Cycle of a Salmon. Sexton, Colleen (ISBN-13: 978-1600145278)

The Life Cycle of a Sea Horse. Sexton, Colleen (ISBN-13: 978-1600143120)

Fishing in a Brook: Angling Activities for Kids. Drinkard Lawson (ISBN-13: 978-0879059408)

Related Science TEKS

(1.2A) Ask Questions
The student is expected to ask questions about organisms, objects, and events observed in the natural world.

(1.2D) Record and Organize Data & Observations
The student is expected to record and organize data and observations using pictures, numbers, and words.

(1.2E) Communicate Observations
The student is expected to communicate observations with others about simple descriptive investigations.

(1.4A) Tools for Collecting Information
The student is expected to collect information using tools, including computers , hand lenses , primary balances, cups, bowls, magnets, collecting nets, and notebooks; timing devices, including clocks and timers; non-standard measuring items such as paper clips and clothespins; weather instruments such as demonstration thermometers and wind socks; and materials to support observations of habitats of organisms such as terrariums and aquariums.

Related Math TEKS

1.8A The student is expected to order three or more events according to duration.

1.9A The student is expected to collect and sort data.

1.9B The student is expected to use organized data to construct real object graphs, picture graphs, and bar-type graphs.

1.13A The student is expected to justify his or her thinking using objects, words, pictures, numbers, and technology.

Additional Resources

The Rainbow Fish: Storyline Online (website) - The Rainbow Fish is a story about friendship and happiness read by Ernest Borgnine. It is accompanied by a downloadable discussion guide for use with students.

The Rainbow Fish
Storyline Online, http://www.storylineonline.net/

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