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- 6th - 8th
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Students learn what a keystone species is, and then they draw a simple food chain to see why tiger sharks are considered a keystone species in Shark Bay. They create public education brochures describing why this would be such a significant discovery. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students explore the vital importance of sharks from a broad, worldwide perspective and power the media has had in coloring our perspectives of this apex predator. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explain the meaning of biodiversity. They discuss the characteristics marine reserves need to be able to protect biodiversity in a given area. They compare and contrast clustered and scattered sites. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students examine water safety for the beach. They discuss the three safety rules, demonstrate various ways to rescue a person, participate in the stingray shuffle dance, and complete a crossword puzzle quiz. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students name and locate the oceans on a world map. They compare and contrast the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and identify the types of fish that live in both. They examine the different types of whales and life in a coral reef. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students complete a unit on the oceans of the world. They explore various websites, compare/contrast ocean mammals and fish, identify coral reefs on a map, label the oceans on a world map, define ocean conservation vocabulary, and list ways the oceans help us. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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students explore the important scientific concepts, as well as other important topics surrounding fish morphology, their defense strategies, general fish characteristics, and their ecosystems. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students are asked to agree or disagree with each of the statements below. This sets a purpose for reading; as they read, they confirm their assumptions or learn something new. Stingrays are extremely dangerous animals. Stingrays often swim away when people are nearby. A stingray moves by flapping its "wings." Stingrays are often found in very shallow ocean waters. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students engage in an opportunity to draw, practice writing or tell stories in this dog-shaped book. They use paper fasteners, comb binding, staples, cord or yarn to create a bog. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students read a story called Irwin's Death Draws Attention to Stingrays and answer vocabulary and comprenension questions about it. In this stingray lesson plan, student respond to literature by answering questions, recalling details, sharing facts, research and draw diagrams of stingrays, locate the Great Barrier Reef on a world map, and utilize technology to view video clips of stingrays.
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