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NATIVE FISH IN THE CLASSROOM Manual and Activities Guide to Fishes of the Rio Grande U. S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE New Mexico Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office Albuquerque, New Mexico 2019 Eighth Edition Native Fish in the Classroom Native Fish in the Classroom Manual and Activities Guide to Fishes of the Rio Grande 2019 Eighth Edition 2011-2012 EDITIONS WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY Sara D. Blocker and Angela Palacios Fish Biologists 2013 – 2019 EDITIONS REVISED AND ILLUSTRATED BY Angela Palacios Fish Biologist 5th EDITION (2015) REVIEWED BY Thomas B. Sinclair, Project Leader New Mexico Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Albuquerque, New Mexico ADDITIONAL RESOURCES PROVIDED BY Chris Kitcheyan, Supervisory Fish Biologist Joaquin Baca, Hydrologist INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES DEVELOPED BY Clara Gonzales - Espinoza, Loretta Ortiz, and Ree Chacon, Emerson Elementary 5th Grade Teachers. The Eco Mystery. Lisa Vargas, 5th Grade Teacher, Monte Vista Elementary. The Journey of the Rio Grande (in The Course of a River Activity). Cathy Ameling, Music Teacher and Bosque del Apache NWR Volunteer. Music Lessons. USFWS - New Mexico Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office Page | 2 Native Fish in the Classroom Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................................................. 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 9 INTRODUCTION TO GUIDELINES AND ACTIVITIES ................................................................................ 10 AQUARIUM SET-UP .............................................................................................................................. 11 DISEASE CONTROL ............................................................................................................................ 11 EQUIPMENT LIST .............................................................................................................................. 11 Stage I – Aquarium Set-up ............................................................................................................... 12 CRITICAL WATER QUALITY ELEMENTS .................................................................................................. 14 TEACHER REFERENCE: WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS ........................................................................... 17 Stage II – Imitating a River ............................................................................................................... 18 Stage III – Introducing Fish Species .................................................................................................. 18 VACATION NOTES ............................................................................................................................. 20 AQUARIUM MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................. 21 Water Changes ................................................................................................................................. 21 Cleaning Canister Filter .................................................................................................................... 22 CORE CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................................. 23 Record Keeping – Weekly Inspection Chart ..................................................................................... 23 STUDENT WORKSHEET: WEEKLY INSPECTION CHART ............................................................................. 24 Maintaining a Field Journal .............................................................................................................. 25 STUDENT REFERENCE: CREATING A FIELD JOURNAL ............................................................................... 29 SECTION 1 - PREPARING FOR YOUR FISH ............................................................................................. 34 Activity 1: Getting to Know Your Aquarium .................................................................................... 36 STUDENT REFERENCE: GETTING TO KNOW YOUR AQUARIUM ................................................................. 38 STUDENT WORKSHEET: GETTING TO KNOW YOUR AQUARIUM................................................................ 39 STUDENT WORKSHEET: A FISH’S HALF-WAY HOME WORD SEARCH ......................................................... 40 Activity 2: Testing Your Water ........................................................................................................ 41 STUDENT REFERENCE: TESTING THE WATER – AMMONIA AND PH ........................................................... 43 STUDENT REFERENCE: TESTING THE WATER – NITRITE AND NITRATE ....................................................... 44 STUDENT REFERENCE: THE NITROGEN CYCLE ........................................................................................ 45 STUDENT WORKSHEET: THE NITROGEN CYCLE...................................................................................... 46 Activity 3: A Happy Home ............................................................................................................... 47 STUDENT WORKSHEET: A HAPPY HOME.............................................................................................. 49 Activity 4: Doing the Math .............................................................................................................. 50 USFWS - New Mexico Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office Page | 3 Native Fish in the Classroom STUDENT WORKSHEET: THE THERMOMETER ....................................................................................... 52 STUDENT WORKSHEET: DEGREES OF CELSIUS AND FAHRENHEIT .............................................................. 53 STUDENT WORKSHEET: CALCULATING WATER VOLUME ........................................................................ 54 STUDENT WORKSHEET: CALCULATING WATER VOLUME II ..................................................................... 55 Activity 5: Working Together for the Fish ....................................................................................... 56 TEACHER REFERENCE: WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE FISH - IMAGE 1 ...................................................... 58 TEACHER REFERENCE: WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE FISH - IMAGE 2 ...................................................... 59 TEACHER REFERENCE: WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE FISH - IMAGE 3 ...................................................... 60 SECTION 2 – ALL ABOUT THE FISH ....................................................................................................... 62 Activity 6: Option I – External Trout Anatomy ................................................................................ 64 TEACHER REFERENCE: NATIVE TROUT ................................................................................................. 68 TEACHER REFERENCE: NONNATIVE TROUT .......................................................................................... 69 STUDENT REFERENCE: AN EXTERNAL VIEW OF A TROUT ........................................................................ 70 STUDENT REFERENCE: TROUT ANATOMY DEFINED ............................................................................... 71 STUDENT WORKSHEET: TROUT ANATOMY DOUBLE PUZZLE ................................................................... 72 STUDENT WORKSHEET: TROUT ANATOMY CROSSWORD PUZZLE ............................................................. 73 STUDENT WORKSHEET: COLOR A TROUT ............................................................................................. 74 Activity 6: Option II - External Fish Anatomy .................................................................................. 75 STUDENT REFERENCE: FISH ANATOMY DESCRIBED ................................................................................ 77 STUDENT REFERENCE: FISH ANATOMY DESCRIBED (CONTINUED) ............................................................ 78 STUDENT REFERENCE: FISH ANATOMY DEFINED ................................................................................... 79 STUDENT WORKSHEET: FISH ANATOMY DOUBLE PUZZLE ....................................................................... 80 STUDENT WORKSHEET: FISH ANATOMY CROSSWORD PUZZLE ................................................................ 81 STUDENT WORKSHEET: EXTERNAL TROUT ANATOMY ............................................................................ 82 Activity 7: Internal Trout Anatomy ................................................................................................. 83 STUDENT REFERENCE: EXTERNAL ANATOMY REVIEW ........................................................................... 84 STUDENT WORKSHEET: INTERNAL TROUT ANATOMY ............................................................................ 85 Activity 8: Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout Basics ................................................................................ 86 TEACHER REFERENCE: THE RIO GRANDE CUTTHROAT TROUT ................................................................. 87 STUDENT WORKSHEET: THE RIO GRANDE CUTTHROAT TROUT ............................................................... 88 STUDENT WORKSHEET: THE LIFE OF A RIO GRANDE CUTTHROAT TROUT .................................................