Format
1. Studio presenter will introduce program and Caribbean Sea habitat.
2. SCUBA diver will use underwater camera to introduce shark and ray species in Caribbean Sea.
3. Participants will discover feeding adaptations of sharks and rays, their place in the food web, and how we feed these animals at an Aquarium.
4. Question and Answer session with SCUBA diver.
5. Conservation message and conclusion with studio presenter.
Objectives
1. Participants can name two ways sharks and rays are the same and two ways they are different.
2. Participants can describe two feeding adaptations of sharks and rays.
3. Participants can name one way they can help protect sharks and rays in the ocean.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
LS1A 3-5 -- Structure and function
LS1A K-2 -- Structure and function
LS2A 6-8 -- Interdependent relationships in ecosystems
LS4D 9-12 -- Biodiversity and humans
State Standards
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
Science K.10B, 1.10A, 2.10A, 3.10A, 4.10A, 5.10A, 7.12A, 8.11C
Aquatic Science 3E, 10B, 12D
Biology 12A