Facts and Fishes Resources

Created by Voiceless, the animal protection institute, Animal Protection Education (APE) provides students and teachers with the information they need to understand and discuss the intelligence, memory, capabilities, sentience, and culture of fishes.

Facts and Fishes resources are linked to the Australian Curriculum and the cross-curricular priority of Sustainability which plays a vital role in this APE. The Facts and Fishes Fact Sheet and Unit of Work has been developed for a Year 7 Science class and is designed to promote critical thinking through scientifically backed research coupled with a variety of classroom activities.

The Fact Sheet provides an introduction to the capabilities and sentience of fishes and an exploration of the commercial fishing industry.

Accompanying resources include:

• Unit of Work: featuring five focus areas complete with teacher instructions and a wide array of activities;
• Student worksheets  and handouts;
• Opportunities for extension;
• Comprehensive and visually engaging fact sheet;
• Explainer video ideal for classroom use (5 mins);
• Colourful poster/infographic;
• Student glossary and accompanying online Quizlet;
• Formative and summative assessment tasks.

Access the accompanying Facts and Fishes resources and unit of work here.
Explore our other Animal Protection Education (APE) kits here.

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This Australian Curriculum alignment statement is based on the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) materials, which are licensed under CC BY 4.0. The material has been modified from the Australian Curriculum website (accessed January 2020).

All activities have been created by educators for educators and are linked to the Australian Curriculum (Version 8.4). We advise teachers to consult the ACARA website for the most up-to-date curriculum outcomes.