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Mapping Fish Habitats.
Reprinted with revisions. Katharine Barrett and Cary I. Sneider. Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) series. Berkeley, Calif.: Lawrence Hall of Science, 1992.
Program Overview
The Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) series includes more than 50 teacher's guides and handbooks for preschool through grade 10. About 35 of these are appropriate for middle school. The series also includes several assembly presenter's guides and exhibit guides. New guides and handbooks continue to be developed, and current titles are revised frequently. The series is designed to teach key science and mathematics concepts through activity-based learning. The time needed to complete GEMS units varies from about 2 to 10 class sessions.
Teacher's Guide
Recommended grade level:
6-8+.
In Mapping Fish Habitats, students discover that fish have behavioral differences that provide clues about what various species need in order to survive and how they interact with each other and their environment. Students set up a fish tank, map fish movements using systematic sampling methods, identify the home range of the fish, and then plan and conduct experiments to determine the effects of an environmental change on the home ranges.
Mapping Fish Habitats includes useful information about setting up an aquarium and interesting facts about fish, as well as specific lesson plans for each of the 4 activities in this unit. Each activity requires a 30- to 45-minute session plus time for daily observations. An overview, a list of materials, and step-by-step instructions for preparing and conducting the lesson are included for each activity.
Key to Content Standards: 5-8 (see app. C)
UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES: Systems, order, and organization; change, constancy, and measurement.
SCIENCE AS INQUIRY: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry; understandings about scientific inquiry.
LIFE SCIENCE: Regulation and behavior; populations and ecosystems.
HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE: Nature of science.
Price:
$10.50 (ISBN 0-912511-61-3).
Publisher/supplier:
LHS GEMS.
Materials:
Available locally, or from commercial suppliers.
Topic Index listings linked to this entry
Use these listings to find related entries.
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Animal movements, Life Sciences: Mapping Animal Movements,
Aquariums, Life Sciences: Ecosystems, ~ Ecosystems, Pond Life, Environmental Sciences: Environments.
Environment, Physical Sciences: "The Best of Edison" Science Teaching Kits, Life Sciences: Middle School Life Science, ~ Parade of Life: Animals, ~ The Interrelationships of Soil, Water and Fertilizers and How They Affect Plant Growth, Environmental Sciences: Acid Rain, ~ Changes in Ecosystems, ~ Chemicals: Choosing Wisely, ~ Chemical Survey and Solutions and Pollution, ~ Earth's Ecosystems, ~ Eco-Inquiry: A Guide to Ecological Learning Experiences for the Upper Elementary/Middle Grades, ~ Investigating and Evaluating Environmental Issues and Actions: Skill Development Program, ~ Living Lightly on the Planet: A Global Environmental Education Guidebook, ~ Pollution, ~ Chemicals, Health, Environment, and Me (CHEM 2: Enhanced Program), ~ Environmental Issues: Intermediate, ~ Investigating Your Environment: The MINI Edition, ~ Our Wonderful World: Solutions for Math + Science, Earth Sciences: Glencoe Earth Science, ~ Blue Planet, ~ Earth at Hand: A Collection of Articles from NSTA's Journals, ~ On the Rocks: Earth Science Activities for Grades 1-8, Multi & Applied Sciences: Integrated Science: Book One, ~ Integrated Science: Book Two, ~ The Local Environment, ~ Middle Grades Science: A Problem-Solving Approach, Seventh Grade, ~ Middle Grades Science: A Problem-Solving Approach, Eighth Grade, ~ SciencePlus Technology and Society: Level Red, ~ Science 2000: Grade 6, ~ Science 2000: Science 1 (Grade 7), ~ Science 2000: Science 2 (Grade 8), ~ Climate and Farming, ~ Investigating Chemical Processes: Your Island Factory, ~ Minds-on Science: For the Sake of the Nation, ~ Science Is . . , ~ Science on a Shoestring, ~ Thematic Applications: Sciences II, ~ Transformations: Science, Technology and Society.
Fish, Life Sciences: Parade of Life: Animals, Animals Alive! An Ecological Guide to Animal Activities, Multi & Applied Sciences: Forecasting the Future: Exploring Evidence for Global Climate Change.
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