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Home » Early Years Science » Preschool Science » Learning about Swordfish

Learning about Swordfish

Modified: Jun 30, 2023 · Published: Mar 14, 2013 by Emma Vanstone · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

My 5-year-old had a school project due in this week about swordfish. Together we found lots of fun swordfish facts.

Fun Swordfish Facts

  • Swordfish are cold-blooded – exothermic, but have a special organ near their eyes, which keeps their eyes and brains warm so they can see and think better.
  • They can swim up to 60 mph in short bursts.
  • They commonly reach 3 m, but some have been found to be up to 4.5 m.
  • They can weigh up to 650kg.
  • They don’t use the sword-like bill to spear but slash instead at prey.
  • They don’t have teeth!!!

I wasn’t sure Z understood how long 3 metres was, so we made a 3 metre long tower of DUPLO bricks on the floor. It was LONG!

how long is a swordfish

We counted this to be 158 DUPLO bricks. We also counted in hands and feet.

counting with hands

For the weight we calculated this to be the same as 650 bags of sugar, or about  22 five year olds!

Comparing the length and weight to things he could visualise seemed to really help him and me understand just how big swordfish can be.

swordfish leaping out of the sea

Last Updated on June 30, 2023 by Emma Vanstone

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  1. Sarah @ Frugal Fun for Boys

    March 15, 2013 at 8:24 pm

    What a great idea to use Duplos to measure! And I didn’t realize that a swordfish was that long!

    Reply
  2. Ticia

    March 28, 2013 at 7:24 pm

    Swordfish are huge! I guess that big long nose of theirs adds in so much length 🙂

    Reply
  3. ana

    January 04, 2017 at 3:34 pm

    Dose not tell much about swordfish.

    Reply
  4. world photo zone

    June 22, 2017 at 11:24 am

    Swordfish Facts Information Diet

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