There is a great new podcast out there called Podcasts of Life. Each podcast is short, about 2 to 3 minutes and each one focuses on a specific marine creature. So far I've listened to White Sharks and Sea Cucumbers. Box Jellies are coming up. So if you're interested in learning a little bit about different marine creatures, you should check it out!
http://education.eol.org/podcast
Info from this podcast:
*No evidence of lifetime mating between white sharks.
*What does a shark eat? Changes as the shark grows.
*Attacks happen at dawn and dusk, mostly.
*Largest reliable measurement of a great white shark was 21 feet. 30 feet shown in Jaws is a little bit of an exaggeration but there are estimates of sharks seen that are 25-30 feet.
Another cool thing - students got to ask the questions on this shark one. Students can apply to participate. The website also has more questions, stories from the speaker, and contests. For the box jellies, they are looking for people to make up a dance about them! :)
No comments:
Post a Comment