A Childrens Game of Discovery

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A Childrens Game of Discovery
Whats Hiding in the Sea?

• By

Darrell Criss
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Objective

• TEK Objective 2nd Grade Science
• (2.2) Scientific processes. The student develops
  abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry in
  the field and the classroom.
• The student will be able to
• (A) ask questions about organisms, objects, and
  events
• (B) plan and conduct simple descriptive
  investigations
• (C) compare results of investigations with what
  students and scientists know about the world
• (D) gather information using simple equipment and
  tools to extend the senses
• (E) construct reasonable explanations and draw
  conclusions using information and prior
  knowledge and
• (F) communicate explanations about
  investigations.

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(Sources)
Pictures!

• Microsoft Clip Art
• Yahoo
• yahooligans.com/

Research!
Sounds!

• National Geographic
• nationalgeographic.com
• Houston Zoo
• houstonzoo.com
• Yahoo
• yahooligans.com/

• Microsoft Clip Art

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What am I?

• The ________ floats at the ocean surface and is
  the jelly most commonly washed up on beaches
  during high tide or after a storm. _________ feed
  on marine life that gets caught up in their
  poison-containing tentacles.Look For A
  whitish, clear, saucer-shaped _________. Many
  short, fringe-like tentacles. 4 round or
  horseshoe-shaped structures near center of saucer
  are yellow, pink, or bluish in adult.

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What am I?

• These smart, social ______ _____ have developed
  ways of hunting in groups that are the same as
  hunting methods of wolves and lions. They are
  fearsome hunters that can kill a wide range of
  animals, such as Blue Whales, seals, sea turtles,
  squid, and fish. Although, they do not seem to
  have a taste for people. There are no records of
  humans attacked by ______ _____.Look For A
  medium-size, boldly marked, black-and-white with
  a high straight shark-like fin.

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What am I?

• ________ are very smart and curious mammals that
  are often used in aquarium shows. These ________
  follow fishing boats to feed on the fish that are
  thrown back they have even been known to
  approach swimmers. Like bats, they locate prey
  using echolocation. Porpoises, though similar to
  ________, are much smaller and are seen less
  often in North American waters.Look For A
  friendly _______ with a wide back fin. Dark gray
  back, light gray on the sides

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What am I?

• The ____ is one of the most common mammals you
  will see along the Atlantic coast. They live near
  shore and spend much of the day basking on small
  islands. They are large, bigger than a large man,
  and are usually a spotted gray, tan, or dark
  brown. Their populations have increased
  considerably in recent years, and they are not
  popular with fishermen because they eat mostly
  fish. All _____ are sometimes eaten by
  sharks.Look For A small ____ can be seen often
  lying on rocks. It comes in many colors and
  patterns but is usually light gray to brown with
  spots.

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What am I?
The_______ feeds on fish, including other ______,
sea lions, birds, sea otters, sea turtles, and
even garbage. The ______ can grow quite large --
one caught off Cuba was 21 feet long and weighed
7,100 pounds. The ______ is a powerful hunter
known to attack humans and is sometimes
considered the most dangerous mammals in the
world.Look For A large, gray ______ with a
white belly. Dusky blotch behind pectoral fin.
Large, triangular teeth. Small second dorsal fin.
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Can You Find Anything Else in the Sea?
Student Assignment!
Use the Internet to look up sea animals, and
help the teacher create another question to add
to the game.