Something Fishy
Lesson 3
Finding Out Where Fish Live
Projected Time Required
Approximately Three Sessions
Objective
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- Students will learn the general kind of environment fish live in.
Materials
- Murals from the last session
- Glue
- Construction paper
- Goldfish by Beverly Randell
- Overhead projector
- A computer
- Kid Pix and Children's Encyclopedia computer software
Procedure
- The teacher copies information about the living environment of fish onto a transparency and uses the overhead projector to introduce the subject.
- The teacher also shows articles and pictures from the Children's Encyclopedia relating to the environment fish live in.
- The students and teacher will read the information together.
- The class discusses the essential living elements for fish: water and plants.
- The students make a list of the information on the chart paper for later use.
- The students add plants, water, and any other information researched to their mural from last session.
- The students add more details about fish to their Kid Pix drawings and insert text descriptions.
Assessment:
- Students will understand the type of environment fish live in.
- Students will have more advanced computer skills and be able to create multifaceted pictures using Kid Pix.
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Author
Chrissy Koukiotis,
Teacher, PS1M,
New York City Public Schools
Collaborator
Kathy Huey,
Community School District Two Technology Staff Developer
Subjects
reading, social studies, technology
Class
periods to complete: 12-14
Beginning Grade
Level: 1
Ending Grade
Level: 2
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