Elaine V asked:
i’m doing an ocean project on the clown triggerfish, can someone tell me where I can get GOOD information?? Also what can I make the model out of? and how am I going to do it?
I am not using google, yahoo, or wikepedia.
School says not to use it.
Google, dah.
Wikipedia. Teachers say that it is bad. But I always find it has wonderful information.
make it out of clay and popsicle sticks
Use google or yahoo to find a whole heap of good websites. You should also use wikipedia, though the information isn’t always accurate.For the model use cardboard as the base and use things around your house.e.g. straws…you should buy celephane if you want to show water because i used blue celphane for a project once and it looked really good. Make sure you use glue that works well for projects and models.You should type all the information up on word and print it.
Hope this helped because i’m meant to be doing my history homework but i’m doing this instead=)
go to your school website and see if there are library databases. or at least educational website.
or you can go to the library and look at actual books.
if all else fails, check Google. but remember, not all information on Google is reliable.
clay is great for projects. you can get anything you need at Michale’s.
Wikipedia has GOOD information on this fish–their articles are frequently better than some of the so-called scholarly pieces.
Here are some other sources:
I would make the model out of clay and then paint and fire it. Make it fairly big–here’s a good fish as a model–http://www.talaythai.com/Fish/0003_en.php3
Before you fire it, put a small hole right at the underbelly so you can balance the model on a spike–like those used in an office for paper
Here’s what it will look like:
The website just above gives instructions on how to make it, but I think this one is maybe a little better (easier):
You’d have to modify it a bit to make the fish, but I think you could still sculpt a fish from a ball, or maybe an oval.
animal.discovery.com/guides/fish/marine/clowntrigger.html
animal-world.com/encyclo/marine/triggers/clown.php
also try to google, ask.com, or yahoo it. You can also try to go to the library and look it up in the encyclopedia.
You can make a model of it out of paper mache or clay.
with clay you can get the kind that hardens whenn you put it in freezing water and then you can paint thecolorss onto it. You can also get the colors of clay you need and just put them in the right spot.
With paper mache you do about the same thing. make an armature, a skeleton like thing, of the fish and cover it in newspaper with watered down glue on it and then let it dry and you can use tempra or craft paint and paint it.
If you need more armature and building ideas just email me and I can help you.