Tell students that, just like people who come from different countries, fish come from different bodies of water all over the world. This lesson will help students identify some of those bodies of water. Divide the students into small groups. On the board, list the species of tropical fish in your classroom aquarium. Ask each group to find the fish's native body of water on the map on a globe or atlas, then find it on the worksheets and color this body of water green.
Students are to make a list of the countries that touch the body of water on the worksheets.
Color these countries and continents yellow. Ask them to write down the names of any rivers that flow into their body of water. Draw these rivers on the worksheets and color them blue. Have students also note any large lakes located near their body of water. Draw these lakes on the worksheets and color them blue.