Somewhere between 15,000 and 18,000 new species are identified each year. This video highlights eight of the recent discoveries that live in the deep sea beginning with the aptly named ninja lanternshark and moving on to the more mundane sockworms. Hoff crabs and eyeless shrimp both confused scientists at first. A white octopus and the coolest looking jellyfish become the grand finale in this can't-miss video.

Concepts

the deep sea, ocean habitats, scientific discoveries

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Select one deep sea creature, either one listed or another that is new, and do an study on what is and isn't known about it
• Map where these creatures were discovered and debate if they were discovered because there is more life there or because there is less research other places

Classroom Considerations

• Preview any comments that might appear when you show the video to your class

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides links to research on each of the creatures discussed
• Photos and videos maintain viewer engagement throughout

Cons

• None