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Resource: Nautical network
Description
Media (6 mins): Learn about migratory species in this video where a team of marine biologists recover a receiver that has been collecting data on scalloped hammerhead sharks. Key Concepts: Environmental monitoring, scientific inquiry
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Activity (75 mins): Students learn a few facts about blacktip sharks and hammerhead sharks and then use Google Earth and a real-life shark tracking data set to compare the movement of two sharks.
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This is a free educational resource from the Canadian Government about the ocean, through the Ocean Frontier Institute at Dalhousie University and the National Film Board of Canada. Ocean School provides media-rich, ocean-based resources in multiple subjects for students in grades 5–12. Created by educators, scientists and storytellers, these interactive learning materials help students understand our influence on the ocean and the ocean’s influence on us. Ocean School is ad-free and requires no login for teacher or student.
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