A Fieldtrip to Discovery A Fieldtrip to Discovery World AquariumWorld Aquarium

Jessica Connell, Kaye Gehrke, Jessica Connell, Kaye Gehrke, and and Bridget KeldermansBridget KeldermansDecember 4, 2006December 4, 2006EDUC 140EDUC 140Fieldtrip Power PointFieldtrip Power Point

How Fieldtrip will be How Fieldtrip will be introduced:introduced:

• Animals and their different habitatsAnimals and their different habitats

• Characteristics of fish and why they Characteristics of fish and why they need water in order to surviveneed water in order to survive

• Salt water Habitats vs. Fresh Water Salt water Habitats vs. Fresh Water HabitatsHabitats

• Fish found in Salt Water vs. Fish Fish found in Salt Water vs. Fish found in Fresh Waterfound in Fresh Water

Driving QuestionsDriving Questions

• Why do fish need water in order to Why do fish need water in order to survive? survive?

• How do fish breath?How do fish breath?

• Why do some fish live in fresh water and Why do some fish live in fresh water and some live in salt water?some live in salt water?

• What differences did you see between the What differences did you see between the fresh water aquariums vs. the salt water fresh water aquariums vs. the salt water aquariums?aquariums?

• What differences did you see between the What differences did you see between the fresh water fish vs. the salt water fish?fresh water fish vs. the salt water fish?

Objectives of FieldtripObjectives of Fieldtrip

• To observe salt water fish in their To observe salt water fish in their habitat and to observe fresh water fish habitat and to observe fresh water fish in their habitat.in their habitat.

• To note the different characteristics of To note the different characteristics of fish.fish.

• To understand why some fish need salt To understand why some fish need salt water and some need fresh water.water and some need fresh water.

• To understand that not all animals that To understand that not all animals that live in the water are fishlive in the water are fish

Products and Skills of Products and Skills of FieldtripFieldtrip

Basic outcomes of this field trip Basic outcomes of this field trip are: are: -students learn the difference -students learn the difference between salt water and fresh between salt water and fresh water fishwater fish-Be able to describe different -Be able to describe different habitats of fish habitats of fish -Fill out worksheet that address -Fill out worksheet that address the above conceptsthe above concepts- They are able to discuss what - They are able to discuss what they observed and connect it to they observed and connect it to previous lessonsprevious lessons

Field Trip Permission SheetField Trip Permission SheetField Trip To Discovery WorldField Trip To Discovery World

Dear parents and guardians,Dear parents and guardians,Our class will be taking a field trip to downtown Milwaukee to Discovery World aquarium. We will Our class will be taking a field trip to downtown Milwaukee to Discovery World aquarium. We will be expanding on our study of salt water and fresh water fish by looking and even being able to be expanding on our study of salt water and fresh water fish by looking and even being able to touch some aqua life. We will be going Dec. 20th at 9:00 am and we will be returning by the end touch some aqua life. We will be going Dec. 20th at 9:00 am and we will be returning by the end of the school day in time for students to make their buses home if need be. The trip will cost only of the school day in time for students to make their buses home if need be. The trip will cost only four dollars per student and please enclose that money with the bottom of this letter. We will be four dollars per student and please enclose that money with the bottom of this letter. We will be taking a bus downtown and the students need to bring a sack lunch. All of Discovery world is taking a bus downtown and the students need to bring a sack lunch. All of Discovery world is handicapped accessible and if you have any questions feel free to call or e-mail. Parents are handicapped accessible and if you have any questions feel free to call or e-mail. Parents are welcomed to come along, chaperones are needed (if you are interested please let me know). welcomed to come along, chaperones are needed (if you are interested please let me know). Please have your student return the bottom half of this by Dec. 11. Please have your student return the bottom half of this by Dec. 11. Thanks!Thanks!Ms. Keldermans and Ms. GehrkeMs. Keldermans and Ms. Gehrke

I give I give permission to attend Discovery World on Dec. 20th 2006. permission to attend Discovery World on Dec. 20th 2006. I have also enclosed the four dollar fee. I have also enclosed the four dollar fee. NameName

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Literature Literature

• Rainbow Fish Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister by Marcus Pfister • Swimmy Swimmy by Leo Lionniby Leo Lionni• Fish is FishFish is Fish by Leo Lionni by Leo Lionni• National Geographic Kids MagazineNational Geographic Kids Magazine

Have students sing this song to the fish :Have students sing this song to the fish :““Fish Are Swimming” (Tune of Frere Jacques) Fish Are Swimming” (Tune of Frere Jacques)

Fish are swimming, fish are swimming, Fish are swimming, fish are swimming, In the sea, in the sea, In the sea, in the sea, A-splishing and a-splashing, A-splishing and a-splashing, A-splishing and a-splashing, A-splishing and a-splashing, Look and see, look and see. Look and see, look and see.

Cross-Curricular Cross-Curricular ConnectionsConnections• Connect to literacy learning with the trade Connect to literacy learning with the trade

books that were mentioned on the previous books that were mentioned on the previous slide.slide.

• Connect to mathematics by having the Connect to mathematics by having the students use cheese goldfish to represent students use cheese goldfish to represent fresh water fish and pretzel goldfish to fresh water fish and pretzel goldfish to represent salt water fish. Then have the represent salt water fish. Then have the students work on addition problems. For students work on addition problems. For example: have them add 1 salt water fish + 3 example: have them add 1 salt water fish + 3 fresh water fish, or other problems like that. fresh water fish, or other problems like that. This can also be done with subtraction.This can also be done with subtraction.

MisconceptionsMisconceptions

• Revisited how fish use their gills to Revisited how fish use their gills to breathbreath

- Since we didn’t remember why this happened we thought - Since we didn’t remember why this happened we thought that this would be an important topic to coverthat this would be an important topic to cover

• Why fish can’t live out of the waterWhy fish can’t live out of the water - Since we didn’t remember why this happened we thought - Since we didn’t remember why this happened we thought

that this would be an important topic to coverthat this would be an important topic to cover

Activity for after Field Activity for after Field TripTrip

• Have students create and ocean sensory or a Have students create and ocean sensory or a fresh water sensory after observing the fresh water sensory after observing the habitats habitats

• Ocean Sensory :Ocean Sensory :Fill the sensory table with water, add green Fill the sensory table with water, add green Easter grass and small plastic sea life. The Easter grass and small plastic sea life. The Easter grass feels like seaweed. Add sand, Easter grass feels like seaweed. Add sand, salt and shells if desired. Add sheets of dried salt and shells if desired. Add sheets of dried seaweed from an Asian grocery and the seaweed from an Asian grocery and the whole area will really smell like the ocean.whole area will really smell like the ocean.

Or have them create a Fresh Water Sensory in Or have them create a Fresh Water Sensory in a similar manner. a similar manner.

Importance of TripImportance of Trip

• The students get to see first hand the different types of The students get to see first hand the different types of habitats that fish live in, instead of just looking at a book or habitats that fish live in, instead of just looking at a book or watching a movie. The students get to see the fish watching a movie. The students get to see the fish interacting with each other in their habitatsinteracting with each other in their habitats

• This could be the first time that a lot of the students get to This could be the first time that a lot of the students get to see a salt water environment see a salt water environment

• The students get to interact with the fish through fresh The students get to interact with the fish through fresh water and salt water touch tanks that have: lake sturgeons, water and salt water touch tanks that have: lake sturgeons, sting rays, and baby sharks sting rays, and baby sharks

• This trip promotes a lot of discovery based learning by This trip promotes a lot of discovery based learning by having the students actively engaged and participating in having the students actively engaged and participating in observations and collaborating in groupsobservations and collaborating in groups

• The trip will foster an appreciation for sea life and all The trip will foster an appreciation for sea life and all animalsanimals

AssessmentAssessment

• Able to describe the difference between salt Able to describe the difference between salt water and fresh water fish and their water and fresh water fish and their habitatshabitats

• Can explain how fish breath & why they Can explain how fish breath & why they need water in order to surviveneed water in order to survive

• Actively engaged in group workActively engaged in group work

• Complete worksheetComplete worksheet

• Actively engaged in class work and Actively engaged in class work and discussion the next daydiscussion the next day