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Fittle is an accessible learning toolset for visually challenged kids, in the form of a playful puzzle. By feeling braille letters embossed on the word blocks, and then feeling the shape that s/he has fit together, the kid can touch what the object might feel like in real.
(Source: Thingyverse)
Provides information on tank selection, start-up equipment, choosing the right fish, tank setup, tank and fish maintenance, and how to keep fish healthy. Presents the varieties of aquarium fish and the differences between them.
(Source: DCMP)
Narration, song, and underwater photography capture the primary characteristics of fish: scales, gills, and fins. Shows how fish swim and how they protect themselves. Labels identify key words.
Many species of fish, including those that are important to the U.S. economy, migrate from the ocean to freshwater rivers and streams to spawn. If they make it past strong river currents and hungry predators, these determined fish may then find themselves blocked by man-made barriers, such as dams. Special “fish ladders” are built to help fish pass over these dams so they can continue swimming upstream to reach their spawning grounds.
Every weekend small farmers around the country head to their local farmer’s markets to sell their fruits and veggies. Well guess what? There’s a new farmer in town: fish farmers. The growing demand for safe, healthy seafood has prompted a revival of the fish-farming industry in the United States.
Part of the animated "Johan, the Young Scientist" series. Doubting that his mom is telling him the truth, Johan goes to ScienScape to learn how fish breathe underwater. From there Johan, Ani, and Moki go on a quest to find the fastest fish in the sea with the help of Juanita.
In each episode, viewers are given clues about a hidden animal inside a magic box. Can viewers use all the clues to correctly name this fish that likes to propel itself out of water at speeds of more than 35 miles an hour? Part of the "Zoobabu" series.
Features a wide variety of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and labels. Begins with a simple definition, and this helps clarify pronunciation and provides opportunities to transfer words from working to long-term memory. Also concludes with a critical thinking question. For this particular clip, students will focus on fish.
With support from the National Science Foundation, aerospace engineer Michael Philen and his team at Virginia Tech are investigating the biomechanics of fish locomotion, in hopes of contributing to the next generation of robotic fish and underwater submersibles. They’re studying how fish use their muscles to swim efficiently and execute underwater maneuvers, such as darting around in perfectly synchronized schools. They’re also developing new smart materials, such as a bioengineered hair that is modeled after the hair cell sensors on the side of fish that allow it to detect minute changes in water flow. Part of the National Science Foundation Series “Science Nation.”
In each episode, viewers are given clues about a hidden animal inside a magic box. Can viewers use all the clues to correctly identify this free-swimming marine animal with umbrella-shaped bells and trailing tentacles? Part of the "Zoobabu" series.
In each episode, viewers are given clues about a hidden animal inside a magic box. Can viewers use all the clues to correctly guess that the mystery animal in this episode is a gold fish? Part of the "Zoobabu" series.
Students investigate the wide array of fish found on the planet. Concepts and terminology include saltwater, freshwater, cold-blooded, fins, backbone, eggs, scales, and gills.
The blackspotted puffer fish lives in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. To scare away predators, it puffs its body up like a balloon. However, this fish is poisonous, so it's not safe to eat. Now, that's one weird animal. Part of the "Weird Animal" series.
The evolution of the arms, legs, necks, and lungs of the human body can be traced to a fish that lumbered onto land some 375 million years ago. The genetic legacy of this creature can be seen today in human DNA, including the genes used to build hands and limbs. Part of the “Your Inner Fish” series. Please note this title shows corpses in anatomy labs and contains mature themes.
The species of Goby fish, Sicyopterus stimpsoni, also known as the inching climber, thrives in the waters off Hawaii. To reach the safe haven of its freshwater spawning area, this Goby must scale a waterfall, or at least the rock behind it, using suction cups on its body. With support from the National Science Foundation, scientists at St. Cloud and Clemson Universities study these extraordinary fish to better understand how they’ve adapted and evolved in order to achieve such vertical feats. Part of the National Science Foundation Series “Science Nation.”
The second in a series of documentaries is built around a custom that is thousands of years old: fishing. At present, about 65 million people in the Greater Mekong live directly from the fish the river has to offer. Fishing methods are of course different according to places and ethnic groups. Additionally, modern times strongly challenge the fishermen in the Greater Mekong. Torn between tradition and modernity, these men and women have to make for themselves, and their families, decisions about new ways of life. Climate change and pollution add to the problem of a painful adaptation to a new way of life. Series: The Soul of Southeast Asia
Documentary records Project Puffin, the successful effort to repopulate Seal Island, Maine, with Atlantic puffins and terns. Notes their life, behaviors, and mating during the summer before fall migration. Also remarks on the interdependence of terns and puffins. Biologists comment.
The lionfish is invading the Atlantic and Caribbean waterways with catastrophic results. This non-native species has no local predators and is propagating at a rate that adversely impacts the coral reef habitats of the Eastern United States, Caribbean, and South America. This is a story of communities banding together to ensure the protection of native species. Scientists and citizens are monitoring the situation, and high school marine biology students are studying the feeding behavior of this voracious predator.
There is a controversy over flounder fishing regulations off Atlantic Coast. Each party offers their arguments for keeping or canceling the fishing regulations. Fishermen claim the founder has made a comeback off the coast. While conservationist urge caution in freeing up size restrictions on caught fish. Segment of video from Wild Chronicles Series.
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