Fish Learning Fridays | Understanding Filtration
Understanding filtration and components of filtration are important step in the fishkeeping hobby steps! This lesson plan provides information about the importance of filtration with an in-depth look into mechanical, chemical and biological filtration. Filtration is an important part of a closed natural ecosystem to naturally balance fish waste to maintain optimal water quality.
The lesson plan will provide parents/teachers/instructors with detailed instructions along with printable documents for the students/children.
The lesson consists of:
- Learning Objectives
- Materials Needed
- Key Terms
- Warm Up & Before you Get Started Readings
- Instructional Set-Up Plan
- Discussion
- Final Quiz
- Printable Resources
Click here to download the lesson plan (opens in new window).
We encourage instructors to read through the entire lesson plan before beginning this with students/family members as materials may need to be purchased and information prep will need to be done. Suggested age range for this lesson is 10 years or older.
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