HIGH SCHOOL

This lesson plan aligns with NGSS, Common Core, Ocean Literacy, and UN SDGs.

ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

TEACHING GUIDE - PDF

Download this guide and the PowerPoint. Dive in and teach your students about shark anatomy and physiology.

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ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

POWERPOINT - PDF

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BEHAVIOR & ECOLOGY

TEACHING GUIDE - PDF

Download this guide and the PowerPoint. Dive in and teach your students about shark behavior and ecology.

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BEHAVIOR & ECOLOGY

POWERPOINT - PDF

Download this PowerPoint and the guide. Dive in and teach your students about shark behavior and ecology.

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OCEAN TEMPERATURE

ACTIVITY - PDF

Download this activity to expand your lesson plan and teach students about how ocean temperatures can affect sharks.

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SCIENCE JOURNAL ACTIVITIES

Engaging High School students in activities based on scientific journal articles can be a highly beneficial educational experience. Such activities promote critical thinking and scientific literacy while enhancing valuable skills for academic and real-life situations. Download the PDFs below and refer to the article resource link provided.

"First insights into the population characteristics and seasonal occurrence of the great hammerhead shark, Sphyrnamokarran (Rüppell, 1837) in the Western Tuamotu archipelago, French Polynesia"

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"A product of its environment: the epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) exhibits physiological tolerance to elevated environmental CO2"

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"Ocean warming alters the distributional range, migratory timing, and spatial protections of an apex predator, the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)"

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"Overfishing drives over one-third of all sharks and rays toward a global extinction crisis"

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"Increased knowledge about sharks increases public concern about their conservation"

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"Biological responses of sharks to ocean acidification"

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"Widespread diversity deficits of coral reef sharks and rays"

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"Three-way symbiotic relationships in whale sharks"

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ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

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FACTS & INFOGRAPHICS

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SHIVER: Collective noun for a group of sharks.

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