Sharks Mini Unit
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Sharks Mini Unit
This is a Sharks Mini Unit that will provide students with resources from the beginning to end of a unit. This unit will leave students feeling more knowledgeable about this animal species and equipped to tackle any and all comprehensive activities related to sharks. This unit is great for middle school students.
What You Get:
You will receive a zip file that includes:
1. A Presentations Folder with 16 PowerPoints
2. A Separated Materials Folder with 18 PDFs
3. A Shark Card Game PDF
4. Sharks Preview Sheet as PDF, PowerPoint and JPEG files
5. Sharks Test PDF
How to Use the Sharks Mini Unit:
This is a comprehensive unit of study that will have many components to make learning come to life. The glossary is an essential component that will provide students with the basic vocabulary they’ll need to understand and grasp the major topics included in the unit. Lesson one teaches students about the evolution of sharks from the first fish to the present day. Students then complete a timeline activity. Lesson two teaches about the major differences in the diets of carnivorous and planktivore sharks. Students then complete a basic organizer activity. Lesson three covers the major body parts of most sharks. Diagrams are available in basic or extended versions for students to complete. Lesson four shows students the history of humans and sharks from ancient times to the present day.
Each lesson comes with a PowerPoint presentation featuring enlarged readings, images, and movie links.
Information and project sheets are provided for ten different shark species for students to
create different presentation projects with. Shark information cards and instructions are included to play a special game of Top Trumps. All worksheets also have modified versions to help you support students with differing learning needs. Students can complete a crossword activity at the end of the unit. The crossword is provided in a regular and modified version with an answer key included. An end of unit test is also included in the file featuring short response and image-based questions for students to complete. You will have an answer key for this as well.
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What's Included
1 zip file with:
17 PowerPoints
21 PDFs
JPEG files