Kemtec Science: Fish Factory

• Target Grades: 5-9
• Number of Students: 24 students working in groups of two.
  

The purpose of this exercise is to stress the relationship between structure and function and to study the adaptability of fish to their environments. The activities teach about classification systems, anatomy, habitats, and behavior. Students create a new fish and assign their creation a genus and species name. Then they coordinate its habitat, survival techniques, behavior, and feeding patterns. At the end of their project, students defend the characteristics they have selected for their new fish species in a five minute presentation.

Kit Contains:

• Instructor Manual
  
• Student Information Sheets
  
• Fish Factory Student Activity Sheet
  
• Fish Factory Habitats
  
• Overheads
  
• Glue
  
• Round Eyes
  
• Posterboard
  
• Silver Sequins
  
• Color Sequins
  
• Styrofoam Balls
  
• Styrofoam Duck Eggs
  
• Styrofoam Square
  
• Straight Pins