GLOFISH® IN THE CLASSROOM

The enormous potential of genetic technology carries with it an important responsibility. To help students better understand these important issues, we are working with Carolina Biological Supply Company to provide GloFish® fluorescent fish to classrooms across the country.

GloFish® fluorescent fish are a wonderful and exciting addition to your classroom.  They can fascinate your students, and provide an excellent teaching tool for introducing topics such as the science, ethics, and environmental implications of modern biotechnology.

We encourage you to read about using our fish in your classroom in this Carolina TIPS article, and then visit Carolina Biological Supply's GloFish® fluorescent fish pages to order today. Click here for Starfire Red®, Electric Green®, and Sunburst Orange®.

We also invite you to download and use the lessons below.  We welcome any feedback you might have and hope to post more lessons soon:

Kindergarten Through 5th Grade

The following lessons are compliant with National Science Education Standards:

GloFish®…The Aquarium of Colors! Exploring Primary and Secondary Colors (Kindergarten & 1st)

GloFish® vs. Zebrafish Comparing Appearance Using Different Light Sources (4th & 5th)

One Fish, Two Fish, GloFish®! Using GloFish® to Collect and Record Data (Kindergarten & 1st)

Take a Deep Breath: Collecting and Graphing Experimental Data (2nd & 3rd)

Scales, Fins, and Shape: Modeling Structures and Functions (2nd, 3rd & 4th)

The following two lessons are not compliant with National Science Education Standards:

GloFish Life Cycle®: Lesson Plan and Life Cycle Photos

(Click here for the accompanying song)

Geometric GloFish®: Lesson Plan, Pattern, and Diagram

6th Through 8th Grade

The following lessons are compliant with National Science Education Standards:

Biotech Animals: Science, Benefits, Risk & Public Sentiment (6th, 7th & 8th)

Camouflage for Life: Measuring the Adaptive Value of Color (6th, 7th & 8th)

Designer Colors: Investigating the Relationship of Body Color and Habitat Selection (6th, 7th & 8th)

Fishy Features: Examining External Structures of a GloFish® (6th, 7th & 8th)

Glow Little GloFish®: Exploring Types of Light and GloFish® Colors (6th, 7th & 8th)

It’s Cold Outside: Exploring the Effects of Temperature on GloFish® Activity (6th, 7th & 8th)

What Makes GloFish® Swim? (6th, 7th & 8th)

9th Through 12th Grade

The following lessons are compliant with National Science Education Standards:

Ah…Clean Water! Constructing a Home-made Aquarium Water Filter (9th, 10th, 11th & 12th)

Determining Actual Aquarium Volume (9th, 10th & 11th)

Dissolved Oxygen: Comparing Oxygen Levels in Various Aquaria Samples (9th, 10th, 11th & 12th)

Environmental Preferences: Designing an Experiment to Determine the Environmental Preferences of GloFish® (9th, 10th & 11th)

GloFish® Heredity: Using Punnett Squares to Predict Offspring Genotypes and Phenotypes (9th, 10th & 11th)

Going to School: Measuring Schooling Behaviors in GloFish® (9th, 10th & 11th)

Grow GloFish® Grow! Graphing GloFish® Population Growth (9th, 10th & 11th)

How Dense Is My GloFish®? Determining the Density of Irregular Shaped Objects (9th, 10th & 11th)

Observing GloFish®: Making Biological Observations and Drawings (9th, 10th & 11th)

Speedy Species: Calculating the Average Rate of Speed of a GloFish® (9th, 10th & 11th)

What’s for Lunch? Exploring the Role of GloFish® in Its Ecosystem (9th, 10th & 11th)

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Predator? Designing an Experiment to Measure Prey Response (9th, 10th & 11th)

In addition to these lessons, please refer to our GloFish® Science section for some resources that might be helpful. 

For a fun study break, visit our GloFish® Comics page, or click here to download and print out GloFish® comics you can color yourself!