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SHARK SCHOOL ACTIVITY PACK

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WHAT WORDS DO YOU USE TO DESCRIBE SHARKS? – ROUND 1

Think about the words that you use, are they negative or positive words? Write the negative words around the head of the shark and write the positive words around the tail of the shark. If you have neutral words such as fact,

write them in the middle.

NEGATIVE POSITIVE

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DIFFERENCES & COMMONALITIES ACTIVITY

Write the adaptations of sharks, and bony fish in the Venn diagram. Don’t forget to include the adaptations that they have in common in the overlapping part of the circles.

BONY FISH SHARKS

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Which sharks are local? ROUND 1 Tick the box for the sharks, skates and rays that live in our local seas!

Common Skate Basking Shark Great White Shark Spurdog

Goblin Shark Hammerhead Shark Small Spotted Catshark Porbeagle

Blue Shark Angel Shark Tiger Shark Thresher Shark

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Which sharks are local? ROUND 2 Tick the box for the sharks, skates and rays that live in our local seas!

Common Skate Basking Shark Great White Shark Spurdog

Goblin Shark Hammerhead Shark Small Spotted Catshark Porbeagle

Blue Shark Angel Shark Tiger Shark Thresher Shark

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Question & Answer Session

As you’ve been listening to the talks, I’m sure you’ve had plenty of questions about sharks!

Write them here so you don’t forget them and then you can ask the Sea Deep marine biologist during the Q&A session.

Q1.

Q2.

Q3.

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WHAT WORDS DO YOU USE TO DESCRIBE SHARKS? – ROUND 2

After learning all about our local sharks, what words would you use to describe sharks? Write the negative and positive words around the shark? Have they changed from Round 1?

NEGATIVE POSITIVE