CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Cartilaginous Fish
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Cartilaginous fish range in size from the dwarf lanternshark, at 6.3 inches, to the 50-foot whale shark. These fish have a jaw and evolved from the jawless fish....
NOAA
Noaa: Northeast Fisheries Science Center: Fish Faq
This site is provided for by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center. Do fish sleep? Do they chew food? Can any fish swim backwards? How many Pinnipeds are on the Endangered Species List? Find out the answers to these questions and many...
BBC
Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Great White Shark
This resource provides detailed information about great white sharks.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Sharks
This site is all about sharks including information on teeth, skeleton, diet, evolution, and more. Includes worksheets and printouts.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Ocean Crafts
Colorful examples and directions are given for ocean crafts designed for kindergarten and elementary school children.
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.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Shark Has Virgin Birth
From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article covers results from a recent study in which a female bonnethead shark was able to reproduce without the presence of a male shark.
University of Florida
University of Florida: Fin Features and Measurements of Sharks
Some very specific information on the measurements and identifying characteristics of sark fins.
University of Florida
University of Florida: Head Features and Measurements of Sharks
Good diagrams of the external features and labels of the head of a shark, the largest member of the chondrichthyes class.
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!
Michigan Reach Out
Michigan Reach Out!: Teacher's Guide to Sharks
Some factual information about sharks is presented in the first half of this website.
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.
University of Florida
University of Florida: Body Features of Sharks
Somewhat shark specific, but a great look at the external anatomy of these cartilaginous fish.
Treehut
Suzy's World: How to Attract a Shark
This site from Suzy's World, which is a personal site from Suzy Cato, explores the shark's great sense of smell. Content includes shark facts and a fun (and smelly) experiment.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: Shark Teeth Fossils
The information provided at this site is part of a larger online exhibit centered on fossils and fossil research. The shark tooth is listed as one type of fossil and here it is pictured and described.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: 1916 Shark Attacks
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informative flipchart takes a look at the shark attacks in New Jersey in 1916. The flipchart contains maps, pictures and book and website recommendations to learn more about the topic.
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.
Treehut
Suzy's World: How Many Teeth Does a Shark Have?
In this Fact Sheet from Suzy's World, which is a personal site from Suzy Cato, you can find out how many teeth a shark has and what they eat.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Under the Deep Blue Sea (Lesson Plan)
Using language and resource skills to explore the ocean and the life within is what this lesson plan from EDSITEment is all about. The lesson is multi-level and resources and academic content standards are available.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Shark
Cartoon illustration of a shark, swimming upward with its teeth bared.