Deep into the blue there is an animal that most people know as… SHARK!

In this WebQuest you are going to learn about them.

Yamil E. Méndez Ruiz

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Overview

Introduction

Questions and Task

Process

Resources

Evaluation

Conclusion

Great White Shark

Hammerhead Shark

Whale Shark

Four different types of SharksTiger Shark

This Web Quest will help the students to learn about one of the oldest animals in the world, the Shark!. It has been told that most people are scared of sharks (probably everybody), that is usually because of the way they look. It is true, that they look scary but, let’s see what is behind that ugly look of sharks.

introduction

Questions and task

• Students will get familiar with four different types of sharks.

• Students will learn about their food habits, habitat, size, colors and how dangerous there are for humans.

• It will be required to describe any distinctive characteristics for the specific shark that they are studying.

• Every shark has his own behavior, it will be required to describe their behavior around other animals and around humans.

Group One

Group one will be studying the Hammerhead Shark

1. What is the cientific name for the Hammerhead Shark?

2. How big can they grow?

3. What do they like to eat?

4. Are they dangerous to humans?

5. Where can we find these types of shark?

6. Give at least one characteristic that describe this shark.

Group Two

Group two will study the Tiger Shark

1. What is the cientific name for the Tiger Shark?

2. How big can they grow?

3. What do they like to eat?

4. Are they dangerous to humans?

5. Where can we find these types of shark?

6. Give at least one characteristic that describe this shark.

Group three

Group three will study the Whale Shark

1. What is the cientific name for the Whale Shark?

2. How big can they grow?

3. What do they like to eat?

4. Are they dangerous to humans?

5. Where can we find these types of shark?

6. Give at least one characteristic that describe this shark.

Group four will study the Great White Shark

Group four

1. What is the cientific name for the Great White Shark?

2. How big can they grow?

3. What do they like to eat?

4. Are they dangerous to humans?

5. Where can we find these types of shark?

6. Give at least one characteristic that describe this shark.

Process

1. The name of the four types of sharks to be studied will be placed on the board.

2. The students will decide which shark they want to study.

3. The students will vote for their favorite shark.

4. Once the students had choose their shark, they will be separated in groups accordingly to the specific shark.

5. Four groups will be formed, each one of them will search the web looking for information about that shark.

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Shark Types

6. The students will present a Shark Identification

Sheet(S.I.S.)

7. The students will include all the questions and

answers in the way they appeared in the questions

and task slide.

8. On the specific date, each group will stand in

front of the class and defend their shark type

against the other groups.

9. Each member of the group will say what they like

the most about the shark that they just studied.

Process

Resources

Sharks Types Sharks Types #1

Sharks

Types of Sharks

Whale SharkThe Tiger Shark The Hammerhead S

hark

Evaluation

For evaluation criteria click here

Conclusion

Now that you have completed this special project, you should be able to explain to people that there are many different types of sharks, and that not all of them are dangerous to humans.

Remember “save the sharks”