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Fish

From Bill Nye the Science Guy · 1995

Fish
23 min3rd4th5th6thScience
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Summary

Bill explores how fish bodies are built for life underwater - gills, fins, and shapes tuned for swimming.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Bill explores how fish bodies are built for life underwater - gills, fins, and shapes tuned for swimming..

  1. How do fish breathe underwater?
  2. What do fins help a fish do?
  3. Why are most fish shaped the way they are?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: gills, fin, scales.

Try it: Draw a fish and label one body part that helps it live in water, explaining how.