Ichthyology lab Lesson

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Team Dory-perserverence ✅
Team Nemo- determination

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​Which team are you?

Agenda

Welcome & Introduction
What is Ecologist School?
Ichthyology 101
Science: Monterey Bay Aquarium
Story Time: Fabulous Fishes
Engineering: Recycled Fish
Wrap Up

Environmental Science Teacher
at GCA
Lives in Columbus, GA
Has many pets
Loves to chill with the animals

Hi! I’m

Mr. A

What is
Ecologist
School?

Ecologist School is a hands-on

curriculum developed by Families in
Nature (based in Texas) that engage
children in 16 types of environmental science

Through these hands-on STEAM

activities, children work their way

towards earning patches.

Ecologist

School Topics

Geology
Paleontology
Hydrology
Geography
Botany
Climatology
Meteorology
Astronomy

Entomology
Ichthyology
Herpetology
Ornithology
Mammalogy
Oceanography
Anthropology
Ecology

What is

Ichthyology?

What is

Ichthyology?

the branch of zoology that deals

with fishes.

Fishes is multiple species of fish.

What

classifies an
animal as a

fish?

Classifications

of a Fish

Aquatic vertebrates
Have gills
Lack limbs with digits (fingers or
toes)

Fun Fact: 50%

of all

vertebrates

are fish

STEAM
Activity:
Science

Watch 10 minutes of the Monterey Bay

Aquarium Kelp Forest Cam.

Record what you see! How many fish?

What kind? What else is in their

habitat? Draw your own kelp forest!

Science Seed

The kelp forest is an important habitat
for a lot of sea life. The kelp provides
a continuous source of nutritious food
as well as a safe place for animals to
hide from predators and storms. Kelp
forests are similar to tree forests on

land. Some animals swim in the

canopy at the top of the kelp forest,
while others live on the fronds and

down below.

Share Your
Observations

Storytime

Construct a model fish that floats
using materials from your recycling

pile. See if you can create a
floatation device that acts as a

swim bladder for your fish. Test it
in your bathtub, a pool, or even a
tub of water. Take a photo of it to
keep as a memory, then recycle the

materials you used to build it.

Steam
Activity:

Engineering

Science Seed

Most fish regulate their buoyancy by
using a swim bladder. They push air

into the swim bladder to help them rise
in the water column, and push air out of

the swim bladder to sink back down.

Materials:
balloon
straw
bottle
bathtub or sink

​Swim Bladder

A Day at

Work

What is a day in the life of a

fisheries biologist?

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