Shark Report

Here's a video your class can really sink their teeth into! Dispel myths and build knowledge about great white sharks using a captivating video from Veritasium. The narrator takes you out to sea to view the animals in their natural...

It was THIS big! Stories from sailors suggest the existence of mega-sized sharks, but the chemistry of their remnants suggests otherwise! Scholars learn how scientists analyze fossil materials to determine age and a timeline of the life...

Shark teeth in Idaho, China, and Russia confused scientists for hundreds of years. A spiral of sharp teeth presented the first clue, but where would they even go on a shark? Learn more about the strange case in a video that is part of a...

Samarium finds use in carbon arc lighting, optical lasers, and nuclear reactors. Chemistry professors offer more interesting facts about the element as part of a larger series covering each of the elements on the periodic table. Viewers...

Are great white sharks too big for captivity? Why don't great whites survive in aquarium tanks? View this short video that explains why great white sharks have a history of dying in aquarium captivity.

Students investigate sharks' importance to the ecosystem, recent shark attacks and the geographical distribution of shark attacks in the United States. They write outlines for TV programs to educate the public about sharks.

Students study and research marine invertebrates.  In this marine lesson students create an illustrated report and help complete a class exhibit. 

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.

Students act as paleontologists, examining pictures of dinosaur skeletons and applying their knowledge of the relationship between skeletal features and survival, to create 'Paleontology Reports' about their perceptions of the lives of...

Students research some parasite-borne diseases and report on how parasites infect their hosts and how people are trying to reduce infection rates.