The Structure of Goldfish Part 1

Daily Objective Fish have identifiable structures. All animals deserve respect and gentle care.

Vocabulary Aquarium – place where fish live Eyes – part of body used to see things Fins – helps fish move Gills – helps fish breathe Goldfish – a type of fish Head – holds the eyes and mouth Mouth – part of body used to eat food Scales – covers body of fish Tail – helps fish move

Introduction Can anyone tell me what is in the aquarium? Today we will be learning about goldfish. We will work in groups to observe the fish to see what they look like.

Observations and Discussions Can you tell which end is the head and which is the tail? Can you see the body? Eyes? Fins? Mouth? Tail? Gills? How many fins does each fish have? Where are they? Do all the fish look the same? How are they alike? How are they different? Why do you think some are smaller than others?

Recording Observations fin mouth eye tail gill fin eye mouth tail gill fin

Vocabulary Review Aquarium – place where fish live Eyes – part of body used to see things Fins – helps fish move Gills – helps fish breathe Goldfish – a type of fish Head – holds the eyes and mouth Mouth – part of body used to eat food Scales – covers body of fish Tail – helps fish move

What We Learned Goldfish have how many eyes? How many tails? How many fins? How many mouths? They also have _____ and _____ ? 2 1 6 1 gills scales