Family Field Trip Days: Instructions

Step 1: Watch “Shark Diet and Dentition” and “Shark’s Sixth Sense” Deep Sea Learn- ing Videos with Georgia Aquarium (Found on the ‘At Home Learning’ tab of our web- site).

Step 2: Review “Shark Diet and Dentition” and “Shark’s Sixth Sense” Fact Sheets.

Step 3: Visit Georgia Aquarium to com- plete the questions and activity sheets in this packet!

Step 4: Learn more about the sharks at home through the Georgia Aquarium Web- site. Gallery Scavenger Hunt: Sharks

Instructions: Explore Georgia Aquarium galleries and exhibits to find the answers to the questions below!

Sharks have a symbiotic relationship called commen- Sharks live in practically every type of water, in Australia salism with remoras. The remoras get a free ride and there’s even a few river sharks, like the speartooth shark. easy access to food, while the sharks aren’t affected. A fish in River Scout can be found in the same waters Another type of symbiotic relationship is mutualism. and regions as the speartooth shark! This fish has black What two animals in Tropical Diver, have a mutualistic bands and can shoot water at prey to catch it. Which fish relationship? is it? ______

In Cold Water Quest, this shark when threatened This shark in Ocean Voyager is heteromorphic, looks bends its body into a U-shape, grasps its caudal fin physically different at different life stages. Its name in its mouth and swallows a large quantity of sea comes from its stripes it has as a pup. Which shark is water, which makes it swell to twice its normal it? ______size. Which shark is it? ______

Researchers attached satellite tags to whale sharks and were able to discover what four important facts about the shark and water it lives in? ______Shark Anatomy

Dorsal Fins

Gills

Pelvic Fin

Caudal Fin

Pectoral Fin

Mouth Types of Sharks

Find all twelve types of sharks that live at Georgia Aquarium!

F B G Y U M N D R G R E A T H A M M E R H E A D R T L W E E R V G O P K J E R S W S A N D B A R M B L A F T T E B R A E L L N P O W R T E Q Z X H W P O C P P E G S T Y O I L I R H B R G L L V S C K S P K A U T I F L E Z N D E A R C X B Z E B O T H I Word Bank M T O L L T A O B B E G G N G W R O E L L S A N L • Whale • Silky O I L I V D A C A R I B E N M C K G A Q U R I A V • Zebra • Tiger M P G R O N G A I T E G R G I E M E T A T B A I E • Sandbar • Wobbegong E P Y C L A E T A S H A R A K H U B M P H A E A R • Epaulette • Sand Tiger W E R A E S T A T R I G R A E D E B C R A O L F T • Swell • Silvertipped L D I X S M I N T H I A N D I P P O E R C L C K I W R A T E P A U L E T T E E R V O W D K A O C E P • Blacktipped • Great Hammer- Reef head N E K L P E F O R S T R E E S A G A S R S E L S P U E A R Y M A G N R O V S E S I L K Y L A L G I E D F A M S E L F S H I L N O G N S O S E E R G A D T H E S R H W H A L E E R R K S H S I W P P E D A C C K O O I E C T T U R E G R N E E S L N D A S H Types of Sharks KEY

Find all twelve types of sharks that live at Georgia Aquarium!

F B G Y U M N D R G R E A T H A M M E R H E A D R T L W E E R V G O P K J E R S W S A N D B A R M B L A F T T E B R A E L L N P O W R T E Q Z X H W P O C P P E G S T Y O I L I R H B R G L L V S C K S P K A U T I F L E Z N D E A R C X B Z E B O T H I Word Bank M T O L L T A O B B E G G N G W R O E L L S A N L • Whale Word Bank• Silky O I L I V D A C A R I B E N M C K G A Q U R I A V • Zebra • Tiger M P G R O N G A I T E G R G I E M E T A T B A I E • Sandbar • Wobbegong E P Y C L A E T A S H A R A K H U B M P H A E A R • Epaulette • Sand Tiger W E R A E S T A T R I G R A E D E B C R A O L F T • Swell • Silvertipped L D I X S M I N T H I A N D I P P O E R C L C K I W R A T E P A U L E T T E E R V O W D K A O C E P • Blacktipped • Great Hammer- Reef head N E K L P E F O R S T R E E S A G A S R S E L S P U E A R Y M A G N R O V S E S I L K Y L A L G I E D F A M S E L F S H I L N O G N S O S E E R G A D T H E S R H W H A L E E R R K S H S I W P P E D A C C K O O I E C T T U R E G R N E E S L N D A S H Gallery Scavenger Hunt: Sharks KEY

Instructions: Explore Georgia Aquarium galleries and exhibits to find the answers to the questions below!

Sharks have a symbiotic relationship called commen- Sharks live in practically every type of water, in Australia salism with remoras. The remoras get a free ride and there’s even a few river sharks, like the speartooth easy access to food, while the sharks aren’t affected. shark. A fish in River Scout can be found in the same Another type of symbiotic relationship is mutualism. waters and regions as the speartooth shark! This fish What two animals in Tropical Diver, have a mutualistic has black bands and can shoot water at prey to catch it. relationship? clownfish and bubble sea anemo- Which fish is it? banded archerfish ne

In Cold Water Quest, this shark when threatened This shark in Ocean Voyager is heteromorphic, looks bends its body into a U-shape, grasps its caudal fin physically different at different life stages. Its name in its mouth and swallows a large quantity of sea comes from its stripes it has as a pup. Which shark is water, which makes it swell to twice its normal it? zebra shark size. Which shark is it? swell shark

Researchers attached satellite tags to whale sharks and were able to discover what four important facts about the shark and water it lives in? Global location, swim patterns, depth travelled and water tem- perature