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HIGH SCHOOL

Lesson plans align with NGSS, Common Core, Ocean Literacy, and UN SDGs.

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ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

LESSON PLAN - PDF 

 

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

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BEHAVIOR & ECOLOGY

LESSON PLAN - PDF 

 

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

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BEHAVIOR & ECOLOGY

POWERPOINT - PDF

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

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MANGROVE FORESTS

LESSON PLAN - PDF 

 

Download this lesson plan and the answer key. Dive in and teach your students about the importance of mangrove forests.

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MANGROVE FORESTS

ANSWER KEY - PDF

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Download this answer key and the lesson plan. Dive in and teach your students about the importance of mangrove forests.

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SHARKS AND SEAGRASS

LESSON PLAN - PDF 

 

Download this lesson plan and the PowerPoint. Teach students about the connection between sharks and seagrass.

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SHARKS AND SEAGRASS

POWERPOINT - PPTX

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Download this lesson plan and the PowerPoint. Teach students about the connection between sharks and seagrass.

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CONSERVATION AND HUMAN ACTIVITY

LESSON PLAN - PDF 

 

Download this lesson plan and the Power Point. Dive in and teach your students about human impacts and conservation.

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CONSERVATION AND HUMAN ACTIVITY

POWER POINT - PPTX

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Download this Power Point and the lesson plan. Dive in and teach your students about human impacts in conservation.

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OCEAN TEMPERATURE

ACTIVITY - PDF

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

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.

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"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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Read the full article HERE.

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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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Read the full article HERE.

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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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Read the full article HERE.

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

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Read the full article HERE.

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

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Read the full article HERE.

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"Biological responses of sharks to ocean acidification"

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Read the full article HERE.

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"Widespread diversity deficits of coral reef sharks and rays"

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Read the full article HERE.

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"Three-way symbiotic relationships in whale sharks"

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Read the full article HERE.

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ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

Dive into our ACTIVITIES page and download even more options to help you expand your sharktastic lesson plan!

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FACTS & INFOGRAPHICS

Dive into our POSTERS page and enjoy FINtastic infographics and fun facts to share with your students!

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