Shark Unit Study

Shark Unit Grades 1-3

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©RoyalBaloo.com The Ultimate Predator What is a shark classified as? ______Sharks are the ultimate ______, Draw a shark

Name sharks 5 super senses What happens when a shark loses a tooth? 1. ______2. ______3. ______4. ______5. ______

©RoyalBaloo.com Mako Shark and Whitetip Reef Shark There are ______different kinds of sharks.

Mako Sharks can swim up to ______miles an hour.

Whitetip Reef Sharks grow to ____ feet long.

Why are sharks jaws able to open very wide?

Mako

Whitetip

A Mako Shark is hunting for fish. He spots a school of 17 fish. He catches 9 fish. How many are left?

©RoyalBaloo.com Lanternshark and Lemon Shark Lanternshark's can ______in the dark. The color of a Lemon Shark helps it ______with the ocean floor. Lemon Sharks are smart and can be trained quickly. If you were training a shark, what would you train it to do? Draw a picture!

Get the Lemon Shark to the school of fish.

©RoyalBaloo.com Great White Shark Draw two things that a Great White Shark likes to eat

Great White Sharks are also called White Pointer and White Death. What name would you give to a great white? ______

How does a great white shark protect it's eyes when it is attacking something?

______

______20 ft ______

______

The Great White Shark can ______grow to the size of a bus! ©RoyalBaloo.com Blacktip Reef Shark and Tiger Shark

Sharks have tiny ______in

their heads that are full of jelly.

The pores connect to

______. This allows a Tiger Sharks can shark to sense faint electrical travel up to 50 miles in one day! pules of ______.

True or False Most sharks are not dangerous to humans.

How big is the tiger How much shark? ______bigger is a tiger shark How big is the than a blacktip - ______blacktip reef shark? reef shark? What is the difference? ______©RoyalBaloo.com Blue Shark and Wobbegong Shark

The Blue Shark is one of the ______sharks.

The wobbegong looks different than most sharks. It is called

a ______shark. It's strange name comes from the

native people of Australia, the ______.

Color the shark and the background using the same color. Does the shark blend in? That's how camouflage works!

Sharks skin is covered with denticles. What are denticles?

______

______.

Sharks skin is: smooth rough

©RoyalBaloo.com Thresher Shark and Hammerhead Shark

The Thresher Shark has the longest ______.

It uses it's tail to

______the

water around a school

of fish. Why does the Thresher Shark thresh the water?

______

Why do you think the Hammerhead shark is called Hammerhead?

______

Color the hammerhead shark's favorite food

©RoyalBaloo.com Silky Shark and Pygmy Shark

Sharks have really sharp teeth. Some of them can bite

through ______!

Pygmy Shark's are very small – only about ______inches long.

That's about the width of this page!

Shark begins with sh which says shhhhhh. Color the pictures that start with sh.

What do you think the Silky Shark's skin feels like?

______

Is the Whale Shark a whale or shark? whale shark The Whale Shark is the world's ______shark at

______feet long!

The Whale Shark can live for over ______years! Do you

know anyone that is 100 years old? ______

Whale Shark

The Sawshark has a long, bladelike snout, with

______and sharp ______on the sides.

How does a Sawshark use it's long snout?

______

What does it mean when something is extinct?

______

Is a person more likely to be hurt by a shark or bees? shark bees

Some sharks are dangerous. What are the 3 most dangerous sharks? ______

Even if some sharks are dangerous, most shark bites are not

______.