Animals: Sharks
These sites are about different types of sharks, including the great white shark. Learn about their habitat, diet, and behavior. View photographs and videos of sharks in the wild. Learn the truth behind common shark myths. Includes interactive quizzes and a live Webcam.
Grades
- 3,
- 4,
- 5,
- 6,
- 7
Links
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Arkive: Images of Life on Earth
Search "Shark" on Arkive to discover numerous kinds of sharks with facts, brief videos, and photographs.
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Fact Monster: Sharks
This is a list of links that are either a definition or an encyclopedia entry about all kinds of sharks. NOTE: This site includes ads.
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Zoo Books
Read more about sharks by clicking on the seven links (summary, hunt, eat, etc.) found beside the magazine cover.
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Discovery Education: The Search for Ancient Sharks
This Discovery site includes drawings of ancient sharks and an activity idea.
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Discovery Channel: Shark Week
This site includes videos from the Discovery Channel's "Shark Week" program. Also includes shark games, news, photos, facts, and puzzles. NOTE: This site includes video ads, other ads, and sponsored links.
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PBS: NOVA: Island of the Sharks
This PBS series covers the topic of sharks off the coast of Costa Rica. "World of Sharks" has an interactive diagram of sharks and interesting facts.
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PBS: NOVA: Shark Panoramic Photos
Here are a few QuickTime panoramic photos of sharks.
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National Geographic Kids!: Shark Surfari Game
Click on the shark to start this interactive quiz from National Geographic. NOTE: This site includes ads.
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National Geographic: Field Tales
Watch this video of a shark almost eating a video camera that is filming it. NOTE: This site includes ads.
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Enchanted Learning: What is a Shark?
These sites have information about sharks in general, plus a link to information about specific sharks like the great white. Includes information about their body, diet, habitat, migration, teeth, and much more. NOTE: This site includes Google ads.
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Enchanted Learning: Label the Shark Sheet
Print out this sheet and label the parts of the shark. NOTE: This site includes Google ads.
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SeaWorld/Busch Gardens: Animal Bytes
Learn about the scientific classification of the great white shark, as well as read fast and fun facts.
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The Pelagic Shark Research Foundation
Here are several photographs of sharks near this research station. There is also text about great white sharks.
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Sea World: Sharks and Their Relatives
This in-depth site is about different aspects of shark life. "Take a Shark Anatomy Tour" link is worth a visit.
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ThinkQuest: Amazing Facts About Sharks
Learn some interesting facts about sharks from this student-created website. Click on the "Live", "Size", or "Kinds of Sharks" links for more information on sharks. NOTE: The "Home" link will take you to a broader website on oceans.
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ThinkQuest: Sharks Quiz
Test your knowledge of sharks. This two-part quiz includes true/false and multiple choice questions.
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