Determining a Relationship Between Environmental Factors and Fish Behavior Purpose By watching the experiment through the video,

students can determine a relationship between fish behavior and changing environmental factors. They will use their hypotheses and the experimental results to further understand the impact that environmental settings in which an animal lives will affect its behavior. Objectives (Students will be able to): Formulate hypotheses and make predictions based on how the water temperature affects the fishs behavior Formulate hypotheses and make predictions based on the amount of light exposed to the fish bowl affects the fishs behavior Make observations about the fish behavior in each experiment Compare the observations (results) to their predictions Determine whether or not the results of the experiment matched their predictions Conclude if the results support or reject the original hypotheses for each experiment

Materials For students: Laptop/ Computer (in order to access the video) Experimental Video Data sheet for observations and results (to record information)

In video: Three beta fish (They are the dependent variables that represent the control and experimental groups) Three fish bowls (to house the fish) Room temperature, warm, and cold water for the fish bowls (since this is the independent variable being tested in experiment 1 Thermometer for water temperature Fish food (to keep the fish alive during the experiments) A room with access to natural daylight (through windows) and artificial lighting (since the amount of light is the independent variable for experiment 2) A room in complete darkness (since the amount of light (or lack thereof) is the independent variable for experiment 2)

Procedure 1. Watch the video and pay close attention to the introduction (where I highlight two major fish classes under Phylum Chordata). 2. Formulate a hypothesis about the relationship between water temperature and fish behavior.

3. Predict what will happen to each fish (blue, red, and yellow) when they are placed in their corresponding water temperatures for thirty minutes (record on worksheet). 4. Record observations in Table 1 provided on the worksheet. 5. For the second experiment, formulate a hypothesis that relates the fish behavior to the amount of light exposed to the fish within a 24-hour period. 6. Predict what will happen to each fishs behavior after experiencing its respective light setting for 24 hours. 7. Record observations in Table 2 provided on the worksheet. 8. Discuss if the observations from both experiments match or do not match the corresponding prediction. 9. Decide if the results allow you to keep the hypothesis or if you have to reject it. Hypotheses For Water Temperature ExperimentFor Amount of Light Exposed To Experiment-

Predictions Prediction Water Temperature Blue fish Red fish Yellow fish

Light

Data Tables Table 1: Observations for Experiment 1 (Water Temperature) Observation Questions Blue fish (control Red fish (experimental group for standard group for warm water) temperature) What was water temperature in the fish bowl? Describe the fishs behavior (movement, breathing rate, etc.) with standard water temperature. Describe the fishs behavior after it has been in its assigned temperature setting for thirty Yellow fish (experimental group for cool water)

minutes. Table 2: Observations for Experiment 2 (Exposure to Light) Observations Blue fish (control Red fish group) (experimental group) Describe the experimental setup for the fish bowl during the 24-hour period. Describe the fishs behavior before being placed into their assigned light settings. Describe the fishs behavior after the 24- hour period. Conclusion 1. Explain if your observations match your predictions for experiments 1 and 2.

Yellow fish (experimental group)

2. Decide if the results support or reject your hypotheses (again, for both experiments) and explain why.