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Shark Attack!
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Viewing Ideas
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Before Watching
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Elicit students' ideas about sharks, and take notes on the
board. What do they know for sure about shark behavior? What
else have they heard that they think is true? What would they
like to know? Have any students seen a shark, either at a beach
or in an aquarium? How much of the information about shark
behavior in movies and books or on television do students think
is true? Encourage students to be attentive to information that
supports or contradicts any of their ideas about sharks as they
watch the program.
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Sharks can be difficult to study in their native environment.
Have students think about what traits a person would need to be
an effective shark researcher. Help students create a fictitious
shark researcher based on what they think a researcher should be
like. What skills would the researcher need? What kind of
interests? What kind of educational background?
After Watching
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Review the previous discussion about what students know about
sharks, and see if their ideas have changed now that they have
seen the program. What new information have they learned about
sharks and shark researchers? What are their impressions now
about what a shark researcher might be like?
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