1. The Structure of Goldfish
Part 1

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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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?

6. Recording Observations
fin
mouth
eye
tail
gill
fin
eye
mouth
tail
gill
fin

7. 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

8. 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