Interactive
PBS

Nova Online: Island of the Sharks

For Students 9th - 10th
A beautiful site that incorporates a story with your interactive exploration of shark anatomy. Use this site for it's great images and fun learning activity.
Handout
Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Sharks and Rays

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides extensive information about sharks and their relatives. Content includes a focus on a shark's habitat, distribution, physical characteristics, senses, behavior, diet, reproduction, anatomy and physiology,...
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University of Florida

University of Florida: The International Shark Attack File

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduction to the organization that tracks shark attacks. Links to pages on when, why, how and who the sharks attack.
Activity
PBS

Pbs: Nova: Shark Attack!

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative site that touches on evolution, life cycle and interesting facts about sharks.
Article
BBC

Bbc Newsround: How Cuttlefish Avoid Being Eaten by Sharks

For Students 1st - 4th
Brief read on an adaptation technique cuttlefish use to avoid being eaten by sharks.
Interactive
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Sand Tiger Shark

For Students 3rd - 8th
National Geographic site engages users with colorful photos and extensive facts about Sand Tiger Sharks. Be sure to click on the video link to view a short clip on these fascinating animals.
Interactive
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Bull Sharks

For Students 3rd - 8th
National Geographic site engages users with colorful photos and extensive facts about Bull Sharks. Be sure to click on the video link to view a short clip on these fascinating animals.
Handout
San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Shark School: From Shore to the Deep Blue Sea

For Students 3rd - 8th
Small site provides information on different types of sharks: mako, thresher, hammerhead, horn, and others.
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Sharks, in Deep

For Students 9th - 10th
Howard Youth, in his article for Zoogoer Magazine entitled "Sharks, In Deep," examines a range of topics related to sharks including Shark Basics, Troubled Waters, Reaching for Limits, Bites Out of the Food Chain, Discovering Sharks, and...
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Other

Sharks: A Masterpiece of Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
A very basic resource about sharks that links out to other resources. Includes a section on the general background of these animals.
PPT
NOAA

Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Sharks in the Estuary

For Students 6th - 8th
Using images of different specimens of sharks, learn how physical adaptations have helped this species survive and thrive throughout generations.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Should You Be Afraid of Sharks?

For Students 2nd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about sharks and why they should not be feared. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Quiz Whiz: Sharks

For Students 3rd - 8th
See how much you know about sharks, and take this interactive, ten-question quiz about this marine animal.
Activity
BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Great White Shark

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about great white sharks.
Activity
Other

Shark Friends: Virtual Shark Dive

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Swim along with Herman your lizard tour guide as he leads you through the treacherous shark infested waters within your computer. Learn about the various species of sharks such as the Megamouth, Hammerhead, Angel and many more!
Website
Other

Sdnhm: Shark Friends Home Page

For Students 3rd - 8th
Educational site that is dedicated to educating people about sharks. Contains tons of learning exercises and activities about sharks, conservation and other sea creatures!
Activity
Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Dogfish Sharks

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a brief description of a dogfish shark, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
Activity
Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Mako Sharks

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth description of a mako sharks, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
Unit Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Using Headings to Determine the Main Idea: The Shark: Silent Hunter

For Students 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Reading comprehension strategies are the focus of this ReadWorks lesson. Students will pay attention to headings, subheadings, and other text features to help them comprehend nonfiction text. Renee Le's...
Activity
BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Basking Shark

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn more about the world's second largest fish, the Basking shark. This site contains vivid photos and a detailed fact sheet.
Graphic
National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: "Watson and the Shark"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a comprehensive site that tells the story behind one of John Singleton Copley's most famous paintings, "Watson and the Shark." The site discusses the artist's life and provides compositional information about the painting....
Website
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Great White Shark

For Students 3rd - 5th
The great white shark is commonly recognized as one of the most dangerous sharks. This site provides great information about the great white, including video and audio clips. Other web links are available on the site as well.
Graphic
Other

Shark Watch: The Great Danger for the Great White Shark

For Students 9th - 10th
This full-color infographic illustrates the decline of the great white shark in South Africa.
Activity
Other

Sea and Sky: Sharks and Rays

For Students 3rd - 8th
Selected species of sharks and rays are described and illustrated with photographs.

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