Shark Teaching Resources :: 49

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Shark Alphabet Activity

For Students 2nd - 3rd

In this sharks learning exercise, students explore shark characteristics. Students are given ten words that relate to sharks. Students are to put the words in alphabetical order.

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The camel, polar bear, penguin, golden eagle, shark, and ostrich are displayed as examples of animal that have adapted to their particular environments. Each slide has a picture of the animal and a bullet-style list of the animal's...

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Shark Surprise

For Teachers 3rd - 5th

Students create a card game to review and reinforce their familiarity with different types of fish. They create and draw matching fish on index cards and label the pictures. They play the game to collect as many pairs as possible.

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Shark Quiz

For Students 3rd - 4th

In this sharks learning exercise, students complete 10 multiple choice questions about the Great White Shark and its physical characteristics, diet, life span, and more.

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Let's Measure

For Teachers 2nd - 5th

Students learn how to measure length using inch units. For this measurement lesson, students use two different units of measure to measure the length of a Leopard Shark and then use pattern blocks to measure its length. Students use...

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On the Attack

For Teachers 6th - 12th

Young scholars explore how government restrictions and over fishing impact the ecosystems of sharks and contribute to or curb their danger to humans. They synthesize their understanding of the issues by creating board games in groups.

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Myth-try Cards Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 6th

Students read creation myths to learn various cultural explanations for natural phenomena. They select sharks and write myths to explain physical structures, behaviors or roles in ecosystems. They research the animals to provide...

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Adventure To the Unknown----Shark Beneath the Reef

For Teachers 4th - 6th

Students use the internet to access background information for their slide presentation based on the story- Shark Beneath the Reef.

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Vertebrates I

For Teachers 9th - 12th

I spy a spine. The 19th installment of a 23-part NOAA Enrichment in Marine sciences and Oceanography (NEMO) program explores vertebrate species, such as sharks and other fish. Learners take part in an activity evaluating the...

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Drawing Funny Fish and Sharks

For Students 2nd - 5th

In this artistic related instructional activity, students practice drawing various different kinds of fish and sharks on how they think they would look just by their names.

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Reading comprehension

For Teachers 4th

In this reading comprehension worksheet, 4th graders read passages about Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), sharks, Chinese tales, and more. Students then answer 24 multiple choice questions.

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What Do You Think About Sharks?

For Teachers 4th

Fourth graders explore sharks. They read a story about sharks and act out using Reader's Theater. They discuss fact and attitude statements about sharks and complete a Shark Survey. They create a shark promotion brochure informing...

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Graphing Shark Sizes

For Teachers 3rd

Third graders work in cooperative groups to research shark lengths and graph their information. After a lecture/demo, 3rd graders work in groups to find the length of ther shark and chart the results.

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Shark Attack

For Teachers 6th - 7th

Students examine the white shark. They think critically about a set of shark facts and predict whether the statements are true or false. Students describe a year in the life of a white shark living in the Red Triangle. They create a...

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Symbiotic Strategies: The Secret Lives of Sharks and Rays

For Teachers 9th - 12th

Learners investigate the interaction in an oceanic ecosystem. For this symbiotic relationship lesson, high schoolers investigate how ecological relationships evolve over long periods of time in order to maintain balance and stability of...

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Teacher Printables

My Mini Book About …

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards

This is one of several printable pages on which little life scientists can write out their research on an assigned animal. The highlighted page is for alligator research, but several other animal pages are included as other materials....

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My Mini Book About...

For Teachers 1st - 4th

Elementary learners complete a mini book on polar bears. The resource contains four pages, each a quarter of a page, including one title page with a picture of a polar bear and a space for kids to write their names.

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Wilma Mankiller: Cherokee Leader

For Teachers 8th - 12th

Middle and high schoolers consider the characteristics that make for a great leader. For example, they investigate Wilma Mankiller, the first female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. Researchers read a short biography, watch a...

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