Shark Diet Memory Match€¦ · • White Sharks, also known as Great White Sharks, are a top...
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SharkDietMemoryMatchMaterials:
• Matchingcards(printandcutout)o 18cardstotal(9pairs)
Learninglevel:
• K-12Duration:
• Variable~15minutesVocabulary:
• Whaleshark,Baskingshark,Whiteshark,Tigershark,Hammerheadshark,Blueshark,ZebraBullheadshark,Bonnetheadshark,CoralCatshark,cephalofoil
Backgroundinfo:
• Forthisactivityparticipantswillbelearningaboutvarioussharkspeciesandtheirdiets.Currentlythereareabout500knownspeciesofsharkintheworld.Thefollowingarejustafewspecieswewillbefocusingonforthisactivity.
• WhaleSharksarethelargestfishinthesea,reachinglengthsof40feetormore.Theyarefoundintropicalwatersworldwide.Thesesharksarefilterfeederswhichmeanstheyopentheirmouthswideandfeedonplanktonandsmallfishthathappentobenearby.
• BaskingSharksarethesecondlargestfishintheworldandcanreachlengthsof40feet.Theyarefoundworldwideinwarmtocoldtemperatewaters.Thesesharksarealsofilterfeederslikethewhalesharkandfeedonplankton.
• WhiteSharks,alsoknownasGreatWhiteSharks,areatoppredatorintheocean.Theyhavestrongmusclesandmassivejaws.Theycangrowupto21feetinlengthandarefoundmostlyintemperatecoastalwaters.Thesesharksareknowntoeatlargepreysuchassealionsandseals.
• TigerSharksarelargepredatorswithpowerfuljaws.Theycangrowupto25feetinlengthandarefoundinsub-tropicaltotopicalwatersworldwide.Thesesharksareknownforeatinganythingtheycancapture.Theywillcommonlyeatseaturtlesandseals.
• HammerheadSharkshaveflattenedshovel-shapedheadscalledcephalofoils.Theycangrowupto20feetinlengthandarefoundintemperatetotropicalwatersworldwide.Thesesharkslovetoeatstingrays.
• BlueSharksareopen-oceanpredatorsthatmayreachlengthsof10feet.Theyarefoundworldwideintropicaltocoldtemperatewaters.Thesesharkslovetoeatsquidandwillalsoeatsmallfish.
• ZebraBullheadSharksarebottomdwellingsharksthatmayreachalengthofupto4feet.Theyarecommonlyfoundintropicaltosubtropicalwaters.Thesesharkslovetoeatbottomdwellinginvertebrates,suchasclamsandshrimp.
• BonnetheadSharksarethesmallestofthetenhammerheadsharkspecies,reachingamaximumsizeof5feet.Theyarecommonlyfoundintemperatetosubtropicalwaters.Thesesharkslovetoeatshrimp,smallfish,andarealsoknowntoeatseagrasses.
• CoralCatsharksaresmall,slendersharksthatgrowtobeabout2feetlong.TheyliveonshallowcoralreefsacrosstheIndo-WestPacific.Thesesharkslovetoeatsmall,bottom-dwellinginvertebrates,suchasshrimpandcrabs.
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Procedure:• Beforestartingthisactivityyouwillwanttoprintandcutthematchingcards.• Haveparticipantsreadthroughthebackgroundsectionaboutthesharkswewillbelearningabout
today,oryoucanreaditoutloudtothem.• Shufflethematchingcardsandspreadthemoutplacedupside-downonaflatsurface.• Activitycanbeplayedwithapartnerorsolo.• Haveplayersfliponepairofcardsoveratatimeandseeiftheymatch!• Iftheyarenotamatchflipthecardsupside-downagainandletthenextplayerhaveaturn.• Switchbetweenplayerseachturn.• Thegoalistomatchthesharktothefoodtheyeat.(Answerkeyatthebottomoftheactivity)• Useyourmemorytotryandrememberwherethematchingcardsmightbe.• Playerwiththemostpairswins!• SharewithusonFacebook,Instagram,orTwitter@neaq
ExtensionsandVariations:
• Foryoungerplayersthecardscanbeplacedfacingup.• Forasologame,playerscantimethemselvestoseehowfasttheycanmakematches.• Allowplayerstojustifytheirmatchesusingtheinformationprovidedinthebackgroundsection.• Youcanmakemorematchingcardsonyourownbyresearchingothersharkspeciesand
discoveringwhattheyliketoeat.
MemoryMatchCards
WhaleShark
Plankton,SmallFish
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BaskingShark
Plankton
WhiteShark
SeaLions,Seals
TigerShark
SeaTurtles,Seals
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HammerheadShark
Stingrays
BlueShark
Squid,SmallFish
ZebraBullheadShark
Clams,Shrimp
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BonnetheadShark
Shrimp,SmallFish,SeaGrasses
CoralCatshark
Shrimp,Crabs
AnswerKey• Whalesharkeatsplanktonandsmallfish.• Baskingsharkeatsplankton.• Whitesharkeatssealionsandseals.• Tigersharkeatsseaturtlesandseals.• Hammerheadsharkeatsstingrays.• Bluesharkeatssquidandsmallfish.• Zebrabullheadsharkeatsclamsandshrimp.• Bonnetheadsharkeatsshrimp,smallfish,andseagrasses.• Coralcatsharkeatsshrimpandcrabs.