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Who Would Win? Killer Whale vs. Great White Shark Storia Teaching Guide
Teacher guides are wonderful tools with tons of ideas that help you relate content in many different ways. Using the high-interest book, Who Would Win? Killer Whale vs. Great White Shark, learners hone their discussion and reading...
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Shark Quiz
In this sharks worksheet, students complete 10 multiple choice questions about the Great White Shark and its physical characteristics, diet, life span, and more.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Sharks
Find out about various species of sharks in this brief but informative site.
San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Natural History Museum: Shark School: From Shore to the Deep Blue Sea
Small site provides information on different types of sharks: mako, thresher, hammerhead, horn, and others.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why No Aquarium Has a Great White Shark
Many have tried to keep a white shark in captivity, but most of these attempts ended with dead sharks. Vox explains why. [5:54]
Other
Shark Watch: The Great Danger for the Great White Shark
This full-color infographic illustrates the decline of the great white shark in South Africa.
Animal Fact Guide
Animal Fact Guide: Great White Shark
Entry on the Great White Shark that features information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation status, and tips on what you can do to help.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Great White Shark (Carcharodon Carcharias)
This entry identifies the defining characteristics Carcharodon Carcharias, more commonly known as the Great White Shark.
Other
Sea and Sky: Sharks and Rays
Selected species of sharks and rays are described and illustrated with photographs.
BBC
Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Great White Shark
This resource provides detailed information about great white sharks.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Animals: Great White Shark
The great white shark is commonly recognized as one of the most dangerous sharks. This site provides great information about the great white, including video and audio clips. Other web links are available on the site as well.
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Great White Shark
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Great White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Boy Sharks Roam, Girls Stay Home
From ABC News in Science, this article examines the gender role within the shark kingdom. The research is connected to the Great White Shark and it suggests that only the male shark roams, while the females stays close to home.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: White Shark Headed South
From ABC News in Science, Anna Salleh's article explores research connected to the scientific tracking of Neale, a 2.4 meter juvenile male shark, who was captured and tagged by scientists in 2001.
Tramline
Tramline: Sharks Field Trip
Travel with your learners on a virtual field trip: learn about sharks. You will find many informative and interactive websites!
PBS
Pbs: Great White Shark
A concise look at the traits of the great white with a focus on it's position within the food chain.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Great White Shark for Kids: Learn About These Terrifying Fish
Kids learn about the Great White Shark, king of sea on this website. Learn how this deadly shark is the leading predator of the ocean.
Unique Australian Animals
Unique Australian Animals: Great White Sharks
At this site from Unique Australian Animals you can meet the one of the most feared animals of the ocean, the Great White Shark. Learn what Great Whites are really like by reading their description at this web page.
DLTK
Kid Zone: Sharks
The KidZone shows amazing images of sharks and presents all kinds of facts and activities in a format for grade school children.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Shark
Learn about the appearance, diet, habitat, conservation status, and other fun facts about this large predator fish.
Merriam-Webster
Merriam Webster: Dictionary Illustration: Types of Sharks
Labeled illustration of five types of sharks: mako, tiger, thresher, hammerhead, and great white.
Curated OER
White Shark
From ABC News in Science, this article examines the gender role within the shark kingdom. The research is connected to the Great White Shark and it suggests that only the male shark roams, while the females stays close to home.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Great White Shark
A close up photo of a scary looking great white shark as it swims through the blue water with some smaller fish close behind. Learn about different types of sharks by checking out our range of interesting shark facts for kids.
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Great White Shark
Selected species of sharks and rays are described and illustrated with photographs.