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Sensational Sharks
In this resources pack
p2 p3 p4
Fin-tastic Detective Shark Scramble Colouring: Shark Spotter
p5 p6 p7
Poster: Whale Shark Illustration: Eco Kids Quiz Planet
Endangered Sharks
Poster: Caribbean Colouring:
Goblin Shark p10
Save the Castaway p11
Reef Sharks p9
Make Your Own:
Flower Potions p12
Glossary p13 Answers p15
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Fin-tastic Detective
Ever wanted to be a marine biologist? One of the most helpful ways to identify a shark
is by looking at their fins. Using your magazine, can you identify to which shark species
each fin belongs?
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_____________________________________ _____________________________________
3 4
_____________________________________ _____________________________________
5 6
_____________________________________ _____________________________________
Did you know: Shark fins only poke Find the
out if they swim to the surface to
answers on
investigate something up there – or if
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they’re in extremely shallow water.
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Shark Word Scramble
KASGINB
KEOCOI RUTTEC
NLGBOI
PITWEHTI
MAREDMAHHE
TEHSERRH
Find the
answers on
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MAOK
INSTRUCTIONS
Unscramble each of the clue words.
Take the letters that appear in boxes and unscramble them for the final answer.
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Colouring: Shark Spotter
Find the
answers on
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You need shark vision for this game. Find and colour the following objects:
1) Pair of antlers 5) Turtle 8) Cloud
2) Anchor 6) Foot 9) Hat
3) Bird 7) Pair of glasses 10) Crab
4) Angler fish
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Whale Shark at the Surface,
©Alex Mustard/naturepl.com
Caribbean Sea
Quiz Planet
Jaw-some Crossword
Across
2. Sharks don’t have bones;
what are their skeletons
made of?
4. The largest shark in
the world
5. Which shark has a saw for
its snout?
6. This shark looks like an
old rug!
8. What shape is the great
white shark’s body?
9. The tail of this shark could
be as long as the rest of
its body
Down
1. A spectacular behaviour when a shark
propels itself out of water to catch prey!
3. A huge beast
5. The shark’s main super-sense
7. This shark has a remarkable ability to
walk on its fins
Spot Eight Differences
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Shark Grid Game
Can you work out where each of these
spectacular sharks fits into the grid?
All of the words should be written
vertically, from the top to the bottom.
The letters running horizontally in
the orange boxes should spell out a
word that describes all these sharks.
GOBLIN
GREENLAND
HAMMERHEAD
LEOPARD
NURSE
MEGALODON
MEGAMOUTH
TIGER
Joke Corner Q: What did the mum shark
say to the kid shark?
Q: How did the ham A: Watch that sharkasm,
merhead do on
his test? young man.
A: He nailed it!
Q: W
hat do you call a shark
that delivers toys at Christmas?
A: Santa Jaws!
Cartoon by Scott Nickel
Find the answers on page 15
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A Shiver of Caribbean Reef Sharks,
©Alex Mustard/naturepl.com
Caribbean Sea
Colouring: Goblin Shark
Save the Castaway
Oh no! What a shipwreck! Help the castaway swim to the island without getting eaten!
Find the
answers on
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11 ecokidsplanet.co.ukdry dark place. They can take up
to a week to fully dry.
Step 3: Pull the dried
flowers from their stems
and add them to a pestle
and mortar. The petals
will be dry and crunchy!
What a great sound they
make. Have a go at grinding
them down.
Step 4: This is where
the magic begins!
Separate your flowers
as colour groups into
your jars. Top them
up with water.
Make your Own:
Flower Potions Step 5: Add a vibrant
splash of colour with
a couple of drops of
Nothing captures the imagination like the food colouring.
scents and colours of swirling potions. Use
nature’s magnificent blooms as special Step 6: For a special
ingredients for casting different spells! fragrance, add a couple of
drops of scented bath oil or essential oils.
What you need:
yy Jars Step 7: For extra magic, add a dusting of
yy Flowers edible or biodegradable glitter. Swirl it all
yy Water together and watch your ingredients come
yy Edible or eco glitter alive! Remember, this is your potion. Be
yy Natural food colouring as creative as you like! How about mixing
yy Pestle and mortar (for dried different colours together? Or keeping
flowers – optional) one potion dry for sprinkling?
yy Child-friendly natural essential
oils (optional)
Foraging list:
What to do: Dandelions – bring sunshine
Step 1: Go on a nature hunt! What Forget-me-knots – bring memories
magical treasures can you find? Make Buttercups – bring happiness
sure you don’t take too many wildflowers Daisies – bring love
– save some for the bees. Try to pick Blossom – brings beauty
them with their stems for drying out Bluebells – bring wisdom
(next step). Avoid picking berries and Cowslips – bring fortune
mushrooms in case any of them are toxic.
Use our ‘foraging list’ to see what flowers
are known for their powers.
Step 2: Dry out some of your flowers.
Any that have stems can be tied together
with string. Hang them upside down in a
12 ecokidsplanet.co.ukGlossary – Sensational
Sharks
Ampullae (noun, plural) Estuary (noun)
Special electroreceptor The mouth of a river, where it
organs on a shark’s nose, eyes reaches the sea.
and mouth.
Mangrove (noun)
Basihyal (noun) A type of tree that grows along
A shark’s tongue. tropical coasts.
Behemoth (noun) Megalodon (noun)
A huge beast.
The largest extinct species
of shark.
Cold-blooded (adjective)
When an animal’s body
temperature is controlled by the Scythe (noun)
temperature of its environment. A long, curved blade used for
cutting grass.
Constellation (noun)
A group of stars that forms a Vertebrae (noun, plural)
recognisable pattern. Small bones that form a spine.
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13 ecokidsplanet.co.ukGlossary Sentences
ampullae basihyal behemoths cold-blooded constellation
estuaries mangrove megalodon scythe vertebrae
Use the above words to complete the sentences below. Write your answers in the blank spaces.
1 Thresher sharks are pretty terrific fish. You could say they’re tail-tastic! They’re
quite literally STUNNING! Because that’s what they do. They stun smaller fish with
their tremendous, __________________-like tails!
2 ______________________ teeth were almost three times larger than the teeth of a
modern great white shark!
3 Have you ever heard of the ______________________ of Lorenzini? No, this isn’t a
famous Roman emperor but special electroreceptor organs on a shark’s nose,
eyes and mouth. These special sensory organs help sharks locate prey even if
it’s buried in the sandy ocean floor. That’s because they can sense temperature
change and electromagnetic fields!
4 The daggernose shark’s small size (it measures up to 1.5m long) and paddle-
shaped pectoral fins mean it can also move easily through the tangle of tree roots
in underwater ______________________ forests.
5 Scientists found a way of testing the sharks’ ______________________ to discover
their age.
6 Not a lot is known about the daggernose shark. This mysterious fish is only found
along a small section of the South American coast. It lives close to the coast in
shallow seas and ______________________.
7 Whale sharks are covered with white spots, like an underwater
______________________ of stars! Their beautiful markings are as unique as
human fingerprints.
8 Whale sharks are omnivores but they are truly gentle giants. So, rather than
avoiding them, tourists flock to swim with these peaceful ______________________.
9 Sharks have a small piece of cartilage on the floor of their mouth called a
_____________________. It’s not your typical tongue – for a start, it has no taste buds.
10 Most fish are ______________________– yet again, some sharks are in a league of their
own. Great white sharks have a special system called a countercurrent
heat exchange. This keeps their body about 10 degrees warmer than Find the
the ocean around them. answers on
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Fin-tastic Detective:
1) Daggernose shark 3) Great white shark 5) Thresher shark
2) Whale shark 4) Epaulette shark 6) Cookie-cutter shark
Shark Scramble: Shark Spotter:
B A S K I N G
C O O K I E C U T T E R
G O B L I N
W H I T E T I P
H A M M E R H E A D
T H R E S H E R
T I G E R
M A K O
G R E A T W H I T E
Quiz Planet Save the Castaway
Jaw-some Crossword Shark Grid Game
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Spot Eight Differences
Glossary Sentences
1. scythe 6. estuaries
2. megalodon 7. constellation
3. ampullae 8. behemoths
4. mangrove 9. basihyal
5. vertebrae 10. cold-blooded
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