LIFE SCIENCE: Sharks

Length

Up to 60 minutes

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Homeschool/Family , Learning Pod Other Public Library: Library Patrons

Minimum participants:

1

Maximum participants:

100

Primary Disciplines

Career Education, Sciences, STEM

Program Delivery Mode

Videoconference - H.323 (Polycom, Cisco/Tandberg, LifeSize, etc...)
Videoconference – Webcam/desktop (Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco WebEx, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams, Blue Jeans, etc...)
Webinar
Google Hang Out
Zoom
Skype
Vidyo
WebEx
Microsoft Teams or whatever you need

Booking Information

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For more information contact CILC at (507) 388-3672

Provider's Cancellation Policy

You may reschedule a lesson once per request at no charge for any reason by emailing seatrek@mote.org or calling 941-388-2904. Please let us know at least 48 hours prior to your lesson date. Fees will be waived due to technical problems only if they are reliably traced to a malfunction on our end. You may schedule a separate, free Tech Check prior to your lesson to ensure the quality of your connection here: https://www.cilc.org/ContentProvider/Program.aspx?id=7743

You may connect with us up to 10 minutes prior to your scheduled start time to ensure the quality of the connection. However, you must connect with us no later than 15 minutes after your start time to avoid cancellation and billing.

For lessons with a fee, an invoice will be sent to you after we confirm your requests. Requests for lessons are an obligation for payment. Checks should be made out to Mote Marine Laboratory, Inc.

Please send payment to:
MOTE MARINE LABORATORY
ATTN: EDUCATION DIVISION
1600 Ken Thompson Parkway
Sarasota, Florida 34236

Payment is due within 30 days of delivery of lessons. There will be a 5% interest charge per month on late invoices. Late payment may affect our ability to offer you connections in the future. If your organization cannot pay by check, please email us at educate@mote.org to arrange payment via credit card. All credit card transactions are subject to a base fee of $3.50 + 2.9% of your payment amount. This processing fee is non-refundable and is in addition to your program fees.

Billing Questions: please contact Lauren Markham, Operations & Administration Manager (educate@mote.org, 941-388-4441;348).

There is a convenience fee for calls that require rental of a H.323/SIP Room Connector. Weekend and after hours (5 pm ET) requests are available for an additional fee.

About This Provider

 

Mote Marine Laboratory - SEA Trek

Sarasota, FL
United States

Program Details

Format

1. Prior knowledge
2. Diversity and classification
3. Adaptations and senses
4. Behaviors including feeding
5. Anatomy and physiology (bony fish vs. cartilaginous fish
6. Conservation and research
7. Questions and answers

Objectives

The students will learn about the behavior of sharks, types of sharks, and the anatomy and physiology of sharks (including the senses). Students will also learn about the popular misconceptions about sharks and why they are often misunderstood.

Standards Alignment

National Standards

Subject Areas
Life Sciences

Ocean Literacy Principles
OLP #5 The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems
OLP #6 The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected

ISTE Standards
2. Communication and collaboration:
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.

Next Generation Science Standards
5th Grade
5-LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems (5-LS2-1)
LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems (5-LS2-1)
5-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems (5-ESS3-1)

6th - 8th Grades
MS-LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems (MS-LS2.1; MS-LS2.2)
LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience (MS-LS2-4)
LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans (secondary to MS-LS2-5)
MS-LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
LS4.C: Adaptation (MS-LS4-6)
MS-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems (MS- ESS3-3, MS-ESS3-4)
ESS3.D: Global Climate Change (MS-ESS3-5)

9th - 12th Grades
HS-LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems (HS-LS2-1, HS- LS2-2)
LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience (HS-LS2-2, HS-LS2-6, HS-LS2-7)
LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans (HS-LS4-6, secondary to HS- LS2-7)
ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions (secondary to HS-LS2-7)
HS-LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
LS4.C: Adaptation (HS-LS4-5), (HS-LS4-6, HS-LS4-5)
LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans (HS-LS4-6, HS-LS4-7)
HS-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems (HS-ESS3-3, HS-ESS3-4)
ESS3.D: Global Climate Change (HS-ESS3-5, HS-ESS3-6)
ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions (secondary to HS-ESS3-2, secondary HS-ESS3-4)

Common Core ELA/Literacy
5th Grade
RI.5.7 Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently. (5-LS2-1)

6th - 8th Grades
WHST.6-8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources. (MS-LS1-8)
SL.8.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. (MS-LS2-2)
RST.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6-8 texts and topics. (MS-LS3-1),(MS-LS3-2)

9th - 12th Grades
WHST.11-12.8 Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation. (HS-LS1-3)
RST.11-12.7 Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem. (HS-LS2-6),(HS-LS2-7),(HS-LS2-8)

Common Core Mathematics
5th Grade
MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively. (5-LS2-1)

6th - 8th Grades
MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively. (MS-ESS3-2),(MS-ESS3-5)

9th - 12th Grades
MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively. (HS-LS2-1),(HS-LS2-2),(HS-LS2-4),(HS-LS2-6),(HS-LS2-7)

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources

State Standards

Florida State Standards
SC.3.L.15.1, SC.3.L.17.1, SC.3.N.1.1, SC.3.N.1.4, SC.3.N.1.7, SC.4.L.16.3, SC.4.L.17.2, SC.4.L.17.4, SC.4.N.1.1, SC.4.N.1.8, SC.5.L.15.1, SC.5.L.17.1, SC.6.L.15.1, SC.7.L.15.1, SC.7.L.15.2, S.C.7.L..15.3, SC.7.L.17.1, SC.8.N.4.1, SC.8.N.4.2