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TOPIC- Unit-14:Water animals

SUB-TOPIC- Parts of a fish

LEARNING OBJECTIVE-To know and say about different parts of a fish and

its characteristics.

DISCUSSION-
 Fish live in water.

 They come in different sizes, shapes and colours.
 Examples- clown fish, salmon fish, tuna fish, dog fish, shark etc.
 Fish have head, mouth, fins, eyes, tail, gills and scales.

 All fish are vertebrates (have a backbone).
 Gills help to breathe.

 Fins help to swim.
 Eyes help to see.
 Tail helps to change the direction.

 Scales are slime which helps their movement through water.
 The brain of a fish is small compared to its body and as compared to the

brain of other animals.
 Fish are cold blooded which means their internal body temperature
changes as the surrounding temperature changes.

 Fish sometimes eat other small fish when they are
hungry.

 The largest fish is the Great Whale Shark.
 The smallest fish is Philippine Goby.
 Activity- Making of Fish