Hands on Science:
OBSERVING AN AQUARIUM --- CIMC Resources
Fish: a first film
597 FIS
Videocassette, 12 minutes.
There are hundreds of different types of fish and this film shows many of them
and distinguishes fish from other types of animals, including frogs and others
that also live in water. Amazing characteristics of fish and their adaptive
techniques are described and depicted in this fascinating primer that enthralls
young viewers.
Eyewitness: Fish
597 EYE
1 VHS videocassette 35 minutes
Traces the evolution of the fish - its anatomy, habitats, behaviors, history,
and folklore.
Reading Rainbow: Louis the Fish
F REA
1 VHS videocassette 30 minutes, 4 hardback books, 1 teachers guide.
A tale of a man who turns in to a fish narrated by Vincent Gardenia, leads LeVar
on an exploration of exotic marine life, tide pools and dolphins.
Book titles: Louis the Fish; One Monday Morning; A Fish Hatches; Where the Wild
Things Are.
World of Pets: Fish
597 FIS
1 VHS videocassette 18 minutes, 1 teachers guide.
Introduces students to the varieties of fish found in oceans, rivers, and lakes.
Discusses the anatomy, perception and breeding behavior and care required to
keep fish in an aquarium.
Familiar Fresh Water Fish
597 FAM
8 study prints. Grade Level: K - 6
Titles: Yellow Perch; Northern Pike; Brown Bullhead; Largemouth Bass; Brook
Trout; Carp; Common Shiner; Popular Panfish-Blue Gill; Pumpkinseed; Black
Crappie; Rock Bass.
Fish Study Unit
597 FIS
18 posters, 6 student study guide units, 1 pamphlet.
Posters: Chinook, Chum, Coho, Pink, Sockeye, and Steelhead, in the ocean phase
and male and female freshwater phases. Study guide units: Trout of Oregon;
Oregon's Warm-Water Game Fish; Oregon's Misc. Non-Game Fishes; Rock, Surf & Bay
Fishes of Oregon; Oregon's Misc. Migratory Fish; Salmon of Oregon.
Perch Skeleton Model
597 PER
1 fish skeleton model, 1 key.
Fishes
597 FIS
6 study prints.
Titles: Trout; Catfish; Sunfish; Tuna; Largemouth Bass; Tropical Fishes.
Ecology for beginners : plants and animals depend on each other
577 ECO
1 videocassette, 12 minutes.
A leaf protects a butterfly from heavy rains. Fish hide from other animals among
underwater plants. This program examines plants and animals and the
interdependent relationship they have.
Reading Rainbow: Dive to the Coral Reefs
592 REA
1 VHS videocassette (30 minutes), 3 hardback books, 1 paperback book, 2 teachers
guides, Titles: I Can Be an Oceanographer; Creatures of the Sea; How to Hide an
Octopus; Dive to the Coral Reefs.
Explores the strange and beautiful world beneath the sea -the living coral reef.
LeVar scuba dives in the coral reefs off the Florida Keys and encounters
tropical fish and fascinating coral. Students will also meet a "reef doctor" who
restores damaged reefs by transplanting living coral.