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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss possible reasons why some sharks evolved to have hammer-shaped heads. They read and discuss theories and write essays describing their research into the reasons the hammers developed. Full Review »
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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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- 3rd - 5th
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Students view a video on hammerhead and white sharks, comparing and contrasting them. They examine a hammerhead shark diagram, researching their six senses in comparison with other sharks. 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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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the fossil remains of ancient sea creatures. They create casts of fossils and identify how sea fossils are formed and consider what type of information fossils can give to scientists. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students are given a set of cards with sea animals and their diets. They form a food web by passing yarn to a predator or prey. They write a summary that explains the disappearance of the giant tortoises. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the role played by sharks in the marine food chain. They conduct a scavenger hunt collecting items that have actually been removed from the stomachs of sharks, and create a display that includes the items and newspaper articles about sharks. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students view a film about how sharks find their food. They discover they use their senses to find their prey. They research information on sharks using the websites listed. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students "translate" the scientific names of a number of species of sharks using a prefix and sufix chart and then draw an image of the shark based upon their "translation." They compare their drawings with images provided by the teacher. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the effects that sharks have in the Caribbean coral reef system and show students how over-fishing of sharks has a ripple effect on the marine ecosystem. This is one series exploring the history, biology and ecology of the National Marine Sanctuaries. Full Review »
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