Outline for program on Sharks! from
Ocean Adventure!|
I. Introduction - who I am and why we are here II. Sorry, sharks really don’t eat people A. Some statistics B. Nature of the rare human-shark encounter III. Still, it’s a fascinating group of animals A. Where they came from and how they are different from fish B. How they are built C. Their amazing senses (all 6 of them) IV. Types of sharks A. Sharks B. Skates and rays C. Lifestyles of the sleek and toothy
Follow-up materials provided - Gulf of Maine book and poster, shark activity sheet
Maine Learning Results Standards covered for Science & Technology: Grades K-2/ A. 2-4; B. 1,4; C. 1,2; D. 1-4; J. 1-3; L. 1,3; M. 1 Grades 3-4/ A. 1-4; B. 1; D. 1,3; J. 1; L. 2; M. 2 Grades 5-8/ A. 3; C. 1; D. 1,3; J. 1; L. 1 |
Vocabulary List for Sharks! from
Ocean Adventure!|
shark - a group of fish with a skeleton of cartilage instead of bone skate - part of the shark family with a flattened body and a thin, fleshy tail ray - part of the shark family with a flattened body and a whip for a tail, often with a large spine above the tail (the "stinger") cartilage - a translucent, elastic tissue like soft bone - you can feel it in your ear and in the end of your nose denticles - tiny teeth that cover a shark’s body instead of scales species - a group of plants or animals that share all the same characteristics and can have babies together class - a large grouping of plants or animals that are all the same type (sharks, fish, birds, amphibians, mammals) shagreen - dried shark skin in use before sandpaper was invented spiracle - a special hole that lets water in to go past the gills lateral line - a line down the side of a shark or fish. In sharks, it is full of nerves used to sense vibrations and electrical signals "distant touch" - the sixth sense of sharks to pick up vibrations and electrical signals at a distance from the animal producing them mermaid’s purse - the egg case from a skate or shark pectoral - the fin on the lower front of a shark pelvic - the fin on the lower middle of a shark anal - the fin on the lower rear of a shark dorsal - the fin on the top middle of a shark (there may be two)
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