shark book, an activity book with “reel bite”. · sharks can be identified by their teeth. so...
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Ocean Research & Conservation Ireland
(O.R.C.Ireland)
Shark Book, An activity book
with “REEL BITE”. Ages 5 - 8 years
Please help to protect sharks visit www.orcireland.ie
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INDEX
Exercise 1: Read Aloud – Q & A…………………………….….2.
Exercise 2: Shark Characteristics ………….……….………….4.
Exercise 3: Shark Comic ………………..…..……………….…5.
Exercise 4: How to Draw a Great White Shark...........................6.
Exercise 5: Colouring Competition.............................................8.
Exercise 6: Great White Vs. Killer Whale Shark….……………..9.
Exercise 7: Word Search............................................................11.
Exercise 7: Short story: Smiley Shark………………………12.
Exercise 8: Shark Crossword Puzzle……………………13.
Exercise 10: Shark Maze…….………………………….14.
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Exercise 1 (a) Read aloud and answer the questions.
Sharks are not like your usual fish. They have gills but don’t have the same bones. Fish
have very strong bones but sharks have lighter ones made of cartilage similar to your
ears. Grab your ear and your nose…….. Do you feel that squidgy but firm bone in your
ear and nose?? You are part shark. That is the same stuff sharks are made out of.
They need light bones to be better swimmers
Sharks have a special sixth sense that helps them to survive. They have a network of
special cells that can detect electricity, called electroreceptors, in their heads. These
are called Ampullae of Lorenzini. They use them for hunting and navigation. This sense
is so developed that sharks can find fish hiding under sand by honing in on the weak
electrical signals emitted by their twitching muscles.
Sharks have thousands of teeth and each species' teeth are a different size and shape. Most sharks have 5 rows of teeth, and can have as many as 3000 teeth at one time!
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Sharks can be identified by their teeth. So if you find a shark tooth you can
see what species it belonged to. Unless it is a basking shark, they don't have
teeth because they feed on plankton.
FIN FACT: A great white shark can have up to 30,000 teeth in it’s lifetime!
Exercise 1 (b) Question 1: What are sharks bones made of?
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Question 2: What is a shark's 6th sense?
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Question 3: How many rows of teeth do most sharks have?
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Exercise 2) Shark Characteristics:
They are good swimmers; the widespread pectoral fins and the upward curve of the tail fin provide lift, and the sweeping movements of the tail provide drive. Their tough hides are studded with minute, toothlike structures called denticles.
Denticles are teeth like scales that cover a shark's body and give it a rough texture.
Denticles are mainly used for protection but also aid in streamlining swimming -
making sharks some the fastest swimming marine animals.
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Exercise 3) Shark Comic:
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Practise makes perfect. Draw your friendly shark anytime! :) Try it on the next page
Draw your own shark here:
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Great White Vs. Killer whale Which do you think would win, A great white……. Or a killer whale?
Answer here: _________________ Then turn the page.
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Answer: Orcas would win, in Australia they have been known to eat sharks. YUM YUM YUM.
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Smiley Shark - Short Story by Shera Sharma
Far away in the deep rolling ocean lived smiley shark, the smiliest and sunniest, the
biggest and toothiest of all the fish. Every day, smiley shark watched the beautiful fish
that dipped and dived, jiggled and jived, and darted and dashed with a splish and a
splash.
Smiley shark longed to splish and splash with the other fish. But, whenever he smiled
at them, they swam away. Smiley shark swam up to Angelfish, “Will you play with
me?” he asked? Angelfish shivered and shook, then SWOOSH, she raced away as fast
as she could.
Puffer was blowing bubbles. “That looks fun!”, laughed Smiley Shark. But puffer blew
himself up into a big spiky ball and pricked poor Smiley Shark on the nose. Starfish was
twirling and whirling, dancing and prancing. “What fun!”, giggled Smiley Shark. But
starfish twirled off across the ocean floor.
Smiley Shark showed his toothy smile to Jellyfish, Octopus and Catfish. In a flash, they
took off as fast as they could swim. “Everyone is afraid of my big white teeth”, wailed
the Smiley Shark. He didn’t feel much like smiling anymore.
Twisting and turning, splashing and churning, the fish danced faster than ever. Smiley
Shark watched over a distance. But this time, something was very wrong. All the fish
were trapped! “Help!” cried the fish. “Please help us Smiley Shark!” Smiley shark swam
around and around the fisherman’s net. “What could he do?”, “How could he help?”
cried out other fish. The only thing Smiley Shark could do was SMILE. “AAAAAAGH”
screamed the fisherman, dropping his heavy net into the waves. “I’m getting out of
here,” he cried.
“Hurray!” cheered the fish. “We are safe! Thank you, Smiley Shark.” Now far away in a
deep rolling ocean, lived Smiley Shark and his friends! Everyday they can be seen
dipping and diving, darting and dashing, splishing and splashing and SMILING!
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Shark Crossword Puzzle
Answer the crossword. Don’t be too shy to ask your family for help :)
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