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Beneath Blue Waters. Vocabulary. Submersible Oceanographers. A craft that operates under water Scientists who specialize in the study of the ocean. Vocabulary. Hydrothermal Menagerie Mesopelagic. Relating to hot water. A collection of wild animals. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Beneath Blue Waters

Beneath Blue Waters

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VocabularySubmersible

Oceanographers

A craft that operates under water

Scientists who specialize in the study of the ocean

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VocabularyHydrothermal

Menagerie

Mesopelagic

Relating to hot water.

A collection of wild animals.

Having to do with ocean life at a depth of 600-3000 feet.

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VocabularyPanoramic

Prow

Starboard

Visible over a wide area

The forward part of a ships body; the bow

The right-hand side of a ship as one faces forward

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VocabularyBioluminescence

Tentacles

Crustacean

Sparse

The emission of light by certain living organisms

long, elastic, narrow limbs of an animal, used to feel, grasp, or move

One of a large group of hard-shelled animals that have jointed parts and live mostly in the water

Not dense or crowded

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VocabularyGelatinous

Undulates

Like gelatin; thick and slow to flow

Moves in a smooth, wavy motion

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VocabularyTether

Unfathomable

A rope or chain that is secured to an object or animal, allowing it a limited range to move about

Impossible to measure

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Writer’s Craft/Making InferencesWhat comparison do

the authors make that helps readers picture Benthocodon endunculata?

Why have so few people seen the Benthocodon in its natural environment?

The authors compare Benthocodon endunculata to an Easter bonnet.

Only a few people have seen the Benthocodon in its natural environment because it lives in the deepest part of the ocean.

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Drawing ConclusionsWhy do the authors

call the creatures in the hydrothermal vent an unimaginable community?

The authors call the creatures in the hydrothermal vent an unimaginable community because the creatures are like nothing that they have seen before!

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Noting Details/Making InferencesWhat would you feel, see, and

hear if you were aboard Alvin?

The caption for the photograph of the ctenophore on page 602 tells us that this creature has not been named yet. What does this tell you about deep sea life?

You would Feel: cramped and cold; See: deep sea creatures, scientists operating variety of equipment to carry out experiments, tape recorder hanging by chain to record scientists’ observations, lights, monitors, and cameras; Hear : scientists’ conversation.

This creature tells me creatures are still being discovered.

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Drawing Conclusions/Compare and ContrastIn what ways does a

deep sea creature’s large size help it find food?

How is the behavior of the biologist on Alvin similar to that of the deep sea creatures he investigates?

The deep sea creature’s large size helps it find food by covering a larger area of the ocean floor, making it more likely to find food.

The personalities of the biologist and that of the creatures he studies are alike by: the biologist waiting patiently for the deep sea creatures to come into view, just as the creatures do not actively hunt but drift across the ocean floor.

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Making Inferences/Noting DetailsWhy is the biologist

a little unsettled by the huge jellyfish?

Why do the scientists decide not to capture one of the large jellyfish?

The biologist was a little unsettled by the huge jellyfish because the jellyfish was so huge and seemed to try and eat Alvin.

The scientists decide not to capture the creatures because the creatures are too fragile to bring to the surface for study; some are too big for the containers on Alvin; they have taken pictures of the jellyfish.

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Making InferencesWhat factors might

determine how long a dive aboard Alvin can last?

How do you think the scientists feel as Alvin resurfaces? Explain.

The factors that determine how long a dive aboard Alvin can last are the amount of oxygen and electricity onboard; crew fatigue; other scientists wanting to dive.

The scientists would feel satisfied as Alvin resurfaces, they have collected information and are grateful for the chance to go on the dive, since not all can go.