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Mystery Science - Do Sharks Really Want To Eat People?

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What are fingernails made of?

-Vera, 3rd Grade

How do they make imaginary movie characters look so real?

-Jasmine, 2nd Grade

How do lightbulbs work?

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Sharks - Myths Busted | The Dr. Binocs Show | Educational Videos For Kids

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National Geographic Kids - Shark Facts for Kids

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Shark Academy is a fun, fact-filled science series about sharks, shark behavior and shark biology hosted by Jonathan Bird, the Emmy award-winning host of Jon...

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Discover Fishes

Background:

This is a fun classroom activity based on the basic biology of sharks. This goes well with the Project Shark Awareness PowerPoint and should be used in conjunction with the presentation.

Materials:

Classroom Activity:

Pass out the "Shark Fact or Fiction" handout to students.

Have the students answer each statement with "Fact" or "Fiction".

Discuss the correct answers with the students while also asking why they answered the way they did - based of public perception or science?

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50 Shark Jokes And Puns For The ‘Baby Shark’ Enthusiast In Your Life

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Entertain your little shark enthusiast with these clean, kid-friendly shark jokes. And if that doesn’t work? You can always put on “Baby Shark” again.

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Great White Shark Drawing
Author: Robbie Cada, PD

Back to Animals

Great white sharks are the largest and most fierce predators in the ocean. The scientific name for this fish is the Carcharodon carcharias. The name comes from two Greek words meaning "sharp" and "tooth".

How big do they get?

They are giant fish that can grow to 20 feet long and 4000 pounds. Fully grown, Great White Sharks are at the top of the ocean's food chain. The only animals that will attack a great white shark are orca whales and other great white sharks. Great whites also have powerful jaws filled with lots of long teeth up to 2 1/2 inches long.

Great White Shark
Author: Sharkdiver68, PD, via Wikimedia Commons

Great whites have a white underbelly, but are darker on top. This gives them some camouflage from prey where they tend to blend in with the dark ocean floor when viewed from above and with the bright surface when viewed from below.

Great White Sharks have three major fins:

Dorsal fin - the one on top that can stick out of the water like in the movie Jaws.

Pectoral fins - there are two of these, one on each side of the shark

Caudal fin - the fin on the tail of the shark

What do they eat?

Sharks are carnivores that eat other animals. Younger and smaller great white sharks mostly eat other fish like tuna. However, fully grown great white sharks like to prey on sea mammals like sea lions and seals. They have even been known to take down whales, dolphins, and seabirds. Sharks don't chew their food, but will tear off big chunks of meat and swallow them whole.

Where do they live?

Great white sharks are found throughout the world's oceans generally in cool waters close to the coast. They live in areas where the water temperature stays between 54 and 75 degrees F. They are often found near Japan, Australia,South Africa, and both coasts of the United States.

What are baby great whites called?

A baby great white shark is called a pup. Pups are fairly large, 5 feet long, when they are born. The mothers don't take care of the pups when they are born and sometimes even try to eat them.

The Upper Teeth of a Great White Shark
Source: Smithsonian Institution

They Have Excellent Senses

One reason sharks, including great whites, are such good hunters is because they have excellent senses including smell, hearing, and sight. They also have a sensitive electro-receptive sense called the Ampullae of Lorenzini. Their sense of smell is so good that they can detect blood in the water from up to three miles away.

Fun Facts About Great White Sharks

Some great whites have been tracked swimming all the way from South Africa to Australia.

They may be big, but they can reach speeds of 40 miles per hour while swimming.

The shark is considered vulnerable on the endangered list and is protected in some areas.

Great whites do not do well in captivity. A few have lived beyond 6 months before being released back into the ocean.

They have a lifespan of around 25 years.

Shark skin is very rough and can be used as sandpaper.

They can roll their eyes back into their head to protect them.

For more about fish:

Brook Trout
Clownfish
The Goldfish
Great White Shark
Largemouth Bass
Lionfish
Ocean Sunfish Mola
Swordfish

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Learn about the Great White Shark, king of sea. This deadly shark is the leading predator of the ocean.

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Nature | Sharks of Hawaii | Season 39 | Episode 12

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Meet the sharks that call the waters near Hawaii's islands their home.

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Clip: Season 40 Episode 6 | 2m 19s |

The team deploys shark cameras to different sections of the Andros Barrier Reef to get an overview of the area. In total, the sharks capture 25 hours of footage, providing a much more detailed look into their world than any diver could achieve.

Aired: 01/19/22

Rating: NR

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Nature | Shark Cams Capture Rare Footage | Season 40 | Episode 6

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Last spring, an intrepid group of Northeast Foundation for Children staff members, including several Responsive bloggers, volunteered to demonstrate a few of the activities in Energizers! 88 Quick Movement Activities That Refresh and Refocus, K 6. Author Susan Roser led the group through the energizers our editors felt were the trickiest to follow from a written description, and those with a distinctive beat. Tim Wessel of Vermont Digital Productions captured it on tape . . . and the rest, as they say, is history.

You can see all the Energizers! demonstration videos on the Responsive Classroom YouTube channel. Here's "Shark Attack":

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The days are getting longer. The weather is getting hotter. You can feel it in your heart... Shark Week is around the corner! Take a look at the video below for a visit from a special friend who can't wait for the premiere on July 24.

This year, Shark Week is bringing the laughs AND the facts! The Impractical Jokers have spent a decad e attempting to outdare and humiliate each other and now they're ready to use their antics for the greater good - SHARK EDUCATION! For the first time these comedians are taking on Shark Week embarking on a hysterical adventure that could only come from the Impractical Jokers. Keep an eye out for more of your favorite adventurous celebs who are diving into Shark Week this year!

Alastair Pollock Photography

Can't wait for Shark Week 2022? Take a swim through the best of Shark Week for the most impressive breaches, biggest discoveries, and jawesome moments from Shark Week 2021.

Join the conversation on social media using #SHARKWEEK, and follow Discovery Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok for more updates.

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Baby Shark Dance | #babyshark Most Viewed Video | Animal Songs | PINKFONG Songs for Children

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Shark Week Would You Rather Fitness Break

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Act 1 - Shark Bait Download the Task Watch the Video: What do you notice? What do you wonder? How long is the worm? (unit of measure: unifix cubes) Estimate? &nbs...

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Baby Shark 1 Hour | Baby Shark Dance | Sing and Dance | 60 Minutes Non Stop

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