A Grade 2 ProjectPredators and Prey

In groups they covered the following areas:

•Eating Habits•Appearance •Habitat•Interesting Facts

They also produced a Poster, went on an outing to The Shark Centre and explored the

rock pools at the beach!

Our Outing!

Our

Projects!

Our Predator / Prey

PowerPoint Show

In groups they covered the following areas which you can see on the Slides:

Eating Habits : Appearance : Habitat : Interesting Facts

•Streamlined body shape and a cone shaped nose•Has fleshy fins and a tall dorsal fin•They don’t have bones but they have cartilage•It has light colours on its tummy and dark on its back•Grow up to 6m long

•Has fleshy fins and a tall dorsal fin

•They a r e hunt er s•Eat crabs and fish, squid, seals, whales, dolphins

•They ar e t he t op of t he food chain •T h e y h ave a ve r y g ood s e n s e o f s me l l

•Shark as big as your head eat whale.•They attack more men •M ost sharks are not dangerous.•They never get cancer.•Sharks cartilage is used as anti cancer drugs

•Fo u n d c l o se t o t h e c o a st . •Likes w a r m w a t er s .•Likes deep w a t er s w h er e t h er e a r e r eef s .•Fo u n d a t Fish Ho ek bea c h .

C•Can be big and sma l l•Wonder l amp squid is 4cm•Bot h pr edat or and pr ey•Change col our t o hide or show how t hey f eel•Giant squid gr ow t o 20m

•Giant squid can be 57 metres•Weigh up to a ton• Only enemy is

spermwhale•Eyes as big as f oot ba l l•Move by sucking water in siphon and squirting it out

•Eat different types of food•Sometimes they eat dead whales•Eats crabs andfish•Uses their tentacles to catch their food

•L ive in oceans•Stay in clean water•Even l ive in f reez ing waters•Fo und ar o und t he wo r l d

•Looks l ike an eel but it isn’t . •And Col our is gr ey br own gr een yel l ow and or ange. •Has t o br ing it ’s head t o t he sur f ace ever y10 minut es.• Poor eye sight . •Has 5 el ect r ic or gans.

•Live in crevices, caves, and•burrows.

•Live in mur ky st r eams.•Also live in the sea and in dams.•Live in the Amazon and Orinoco river bases in South •America.

•Eats ,birds, crabs , fish, small mammals•A nd ,shrimps.•Swallows prey whole •Shocks prey.•Sends up to 650 volts in currents.•Sends electric currents to prey.

We hope you enjoyedThe Grade 2 Project!