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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Cartilaginous Fish

For Students 6th - 8th
[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....
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Activity
NOAA

Noaa: Northeast Fisheries Science Center: Fish Faq

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Activity
BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Great White Shark

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about great white sharks.
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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Whale Shark

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about whale sharks.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Sharks

For Students 1st - 5th
This site is all about sharks including information on teeth, skeleton, diet, evolution, and more. Includes worksheets and printouts.
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Unit Plan
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Ocean Crafts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Colorful examples and directions are given for ocean crafts designed for kindergarten and elementary school children.
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Website
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Great White Shark

For Students 3rd - 5th
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.
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Article
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Shark Has Virgin Birth

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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University of Florida

University of Florida: Fin Features and Measurements of Sharks

For Students 9th - 10th
Some very specific information on the measurements and identifying characteristics of sark fins.
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University of Florida

University of Florida: Head Features and Measurements of Sharks

For Students 9th - 10th
Good diagrams of the external features and labels of the head of a shark, the largest member of the chondrichthyes class.
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Lesson Plan
Tramline

Tramline: Sharks Field Trip

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Travel with your learners on a virtual field trip: learn about sharks. You will find many informative and interactive websites!
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Activity
Michigan Reach Out

Michigan Reach Out!: Teacher's Guide to Sharks

For Students 3rd - 8th
Some factual information about sharks is presented in the first half of this website.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: Great White Shark

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise look at the traits of the great white with a focus on it's position within the food chain.
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University of Florida

University of Florida: Body Features of Sharks

For Students 9th - 10th
Somewhat shark specific, but a great look at the external anatomy of these cartilaginous fish.
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Activity
Treehut

Suzy's World: How to Attract a Shark

For Students 3rd - 5th
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.
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Activity
Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum: Shark Teeth Fossils

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: 1916 Shark Attacks

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[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.
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Handout
Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Great White Sharks

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Activity
Treehut

Suzy's World: How Many Teeth Does a Shark Have?

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Under the Deep Blue Sea (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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.
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Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Hammerhead Shark

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cartoon drawing of a hammerhead shark.
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Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Shark

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cartoon illustration of a shark, swimming upward with its teeth bared.
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Curated OER

Extreme Science: Shark's Teeth

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A close-up look at a full set of sharks' teeth.