Colorado 4-H Sportfishing Program Aquatic Ecology Information Page

Below are links to Adobe PDF files of the National 4-H Sportfishing Aquatic Ecology Resource Guides. This information is intended to provide additional resources for 4-H helpers, parents and junior helpers in working with youth in the 4-H Sportfishing Program. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view these files. To download a copy of Acrobat Reader, click on this link. More Information? E-mail us at jim.hamilton@colostate.edu

Links: Go to the Colorado 4-H Sportfishing Home Page    Introduction to Aquatic Ecology: Aquatic Ecology Resource Guides Table of Contents Why Include Aquatic Ecology Activities in a 4-H Sportfishing Program Tips for Teaching Aquatic Ecology and Biology All About Fish; Basic Biology and Ecology: Fact Sheet: All About Fish Fact Sheet: Fish Senses-Sight Fact Sheet: Fish Senses-Taste and Smell Fact Sheet: Fish Senses-Hearing and Sound Fact Sheet: Fish Colors Fact Sheet: Seasons of a Trout Fact Sheet: How to Make a Large Mouth Bass Making Fish Prints All About Fish; Classification and Identification: Fashion a Fish Getting to Know Your Local Fish Fish and the Places They Live; Water and the Water Cycle: Water We Eating Kitchen Table Water Cycle Fish and the Places They Live; Watersheds: Build a Watershed: Just Add Water Dissect a River Fish and the Places They Live; Water Habitats: Water, Water, Everywhere Habitat: Temperature, Oxygen and Turbidity Homemade Sampling Gear-Making a Secchi Disk Homemade Sampling Gear-Building and Using a Weighted Thermometer Fish and the Places They Live; Communities: Aquatic Adventures Go Fish What Fishes Need Aquatic Charades Homemade Sampling Gear-Plankton Tow Homemade Sampling Gear-Critter Collectors Supplemental Fact Sheets: Aquatic Leaf Eaters Critter Collectors Caddis Flies Clams and Mussels Dobsonfly Dragons and Damsels Fish and Fish Food Mayflies Phytoplankton Snails Why Fish Need Trees Electrofishing Fish Parts

Web site design & administration by: Perry D. Brewer, Area Extension Agent (Tech. Ed./Youth), Golden Plains Area For questions regarding this web site: perry.brewer@colostate.edu 10/31/2005