Fashion+a+Fish

= __Fashion a Fish Activity__ =

Materials:
Power Point, fish cards, art supplies, prizes

Activity Plan:
1. (Power Point)
 * Go over different adaptations that fish make [[file:adaptation list.pdf]]
 * Camouflage
 * Mouth size and shape
 * Body size and shape
 * Coloration
 * Review various habitats where fish are found

2. Fashion a Fish Activity Rules: 1. You must use the Mouth Type, Body Shape, and Coloration that are on the cards. 2. You must name your fish. 3. You must include the habitat in which your fish would be found.
 * Pass out one of each fish physical characteristic cards ([[file:SCAN0088.JPG|Card Set 1]] and [[file:SCAN0089.JPG|Card Set 2]]) to each student (students can work in pairs if large group)
 * Provide art supplies and paper for each student

3. Present
 * Have each student or group of students explain the type of fish that they created, where it lives, and what type of adaptations it has.
 * Give a prize (candy) to best fish.

**Helpful Hints:**
-If you have a large group, let them work in groups of two and make sure that you have two winning prizes. -Ask simple questions to the presenters to get them to explain why they designed their fish and how they decided what habitat it would live in.