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Handout
San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Shark School: Shark Parts

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good external anatomy site for sharks in particular.
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Interactive
PBS

Nova Online: Island of the Sharks

For Students 9th - 10th
A beautiful site that incorporates a story with your interactive exploration of shark anatomy. Use this site for it's great images and fun learning activity.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Shark Attack! The Hunt

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive module from the NOVA: "Shark Attack!" web site details the six senses that sharks use to find and capture their prey.
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Website
PBS

Nova: The Hunt

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about the six senses that sharks use to hunt. Descriptions and pictures of each sensory organ are provided.
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Handout
Other

Pelagic Shark Research: Biology of Sharks

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is an excellent resource with horn shark information. Numerous images of the horn shark are featured.
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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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Graphic
BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Whale Shark

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about whale sharks.
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Graphic
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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Graphic
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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Graphic
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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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Chondrichthyes

For Students 9th - 10th
Site gives a quick but decent description of the anatomy of the skin and fins.
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Graphic
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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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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Activity
DLTK

Kid Zone: Sharks

For Students 3rd - 8th
The KidZone shows amazing images of sharks and presents all kinds of facts and activities in a format for grade school children.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: The Body Parts of a Shark Explained in Detail

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the anatomy of a shark.