Lesson 6 - Vertebrates: Fish

Introduction

Vertebrates are animals that have backbones. That means that they also have an internal skeleton. Fish have been on Earth longer than any other vertebrates. Most fish are cold-blooded (except for some members of the Tuna family and Mackerel shark.) There are more than 27,000 different species of fish. The largest fish is the whale shark, measuring up to 51 feet long! The smallest fish is the Stout Infantfish measuring up to 8 millimeters long. Most fish have a skeleton made of bone, but some fish, like sharks and rays, have skeletons made of cartilage.

Vertebrates: Fish

In your Science Journal:

    1. Write down today’s Lesson Title at the top of your next Journal page.
    2. Write today’s learning objective on the first line.
    3. Explore the Module 4 - Lesson 6 presentation below. Today, we’ll learn about the next group of vertebrates, fish.  We’ll be exploring a Google Slides presentation about fish. It is a presentation that will help you understand the characteristics of fish.
    4. Write down the important terms and their definitions (yellow boxes) in your science journal.

 

 

Activity

In your Science Journal: You’ll be completing the large chart below, day by day, as we learn about each of the five different classes of vertebrates. Draw the chart in your science journal. Fill in the information for fish from the presentation above. 

 

 

 

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