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Worksheet
Curated OER

Fishes

For Students 9th - 12th
In this fish worksheet, students will review the characteristics of fish by comparing the jaws, skeleton, and fertilization of each fish class. Then students will use a phylogenetic tree to compare the groups of fish to ancestral...
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Introduction to Chondrichthyes

For Students 9th - 10th
Good introduction from Berkeley's department of paleontology, gives a brief history and the defining characteristics of the class of Chondrichthyes.
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Handout
Other

Pelagic Shark Research Foundation: Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
A glossary for terms relating specifically to sharks, many of which are relevant to the entire chondrichthyes class.
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Handout
Other

Starship Millenium Voyage: Sharks

For Students 9th - 10th
Very good overall sharks page that concludes with two sections that include shark interactions with man and threats by man.
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Article
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Johns Hopkins: "Predators Promise"

For Students 9th - 10th
A good article focused on the issue surrounding the possibility that sharks may hold some key to curing cancer.
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Introduction to Chondrostei

For Students 9th - 10th
Chondrostei is a mostly forgotten group of cartilaginous fish which deserves at least one page, and here it is. Good information on a cartilagnous fish.
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Article
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Gerontology Research Group: Sharks Do Get Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
An article that is interesting given the shark cartilage industry relevant to the controversy about sharks and cancer.