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shThese sets can be given to research clubs during Session 2 of the unit. They can also be reread by clubs during Bend II, along with the additional Bend II texts. During Bend III, these sets can be given out to clubs who have not yet studied the issue. You can also note a few texts marked which you might find particularly helpful to steer students to read/ reread during Session 12 “Who Said What? Studying Perspective.”
Should people be more focused on protecting humans from sharks or protecting sharks from humans?
Text Set Articles:
• “Dangerous Predators”
• Infographic: Status of the Shark
• Sharks: Killers or Just Misunderstood? by Sarah C. Stoughton, MA
• “Food Web Woes” by Emily Sohn
• “Tourists Wary But Not Put Off After Shark Attacks In Hawaii” (By Los Angles Times, adapted by Newsela staff, January 30, 2014)
• “Great White Shark” National Geographic Kids
• Spinner shark attacks Florida teen surfer (By Sun Sentinel, adapted by Newsela staff)
• Shark attacks expected to rise this summer. Discovery News.
• “Rise in shark attacks scares tourists away from paradise isle of Reunion.” Sunday Express (UK)
• Five most dangerous sharks to humans. CBS News.
* Why Should Sharks be Protected. Thoughtco.com
shThese sets can be given to research clubs during Session 2 of the unit. They can also be reread by clubs during Bend II, along with the additional Bend II texts. During Bend III, these sets can be given out to clubs who have not yet studied the issue. You can also note a few texts marked which you might find particularly helpful to steer students to read/ reread during Session 12 “Who Said What? Studying Perspective.”
Should people be more focused on protecting humans from sharks or protecting sharks from humans?
Text Set Articles:
• “Dangerous Predators”
• Infographic: Status of the Shark
• Sharks: Killers or Just Misunderstood? by Sarah C. Stoughton, MA
• “Food Web Woes” by Emily Sohn
• “Tourists Wary But Not Put Off After Shark Attacks In Hawaii” (By Los Angles Times, adapted by Newsela staff, January 30, 2014)
• “Great White Shark” National Geographic Kids
• Spinner shark attacks Florida teen surfer (By Sun Sentinel, adapted by Newsela staff)
• Shark attacks expected to rise this summer. Discovery News.
• “Rise in shark attacks scares tourists away from paradise isle of Reunion.” Sunday Express (UK)
• Five most dangerous sharks to humans. CBS News.
* Why Should Sharks be Protected. Thoughtco.com
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Multimedia:
• “Why These Shark Junkies Risk Their Lives to Tag Sharks” (ABC News)—depicts mixture of awe and fear of sharks. Could use whole 6 min video or a clip 0–3:12. Search for cached video by title. DIFFICULT TO FIND ACTUAL CLIP
• “Sharks Too Close for Comfort?” Discovery Channel Shark Week LOADS PAGE< FILE DIDN'T PLAY
• “Why These Shark Junkies Risk Their Lives to Tag Sharks” (ABC News)—depicts mixture of awe and fear of sharks. Could use whole 6 min video or a clip 0–3:12. Search for cached video by title. DIFFICULT TO FIND ACTUAL CLIP
• “Sharks Too Close for Comfort?” Discovery Channel Shark Week LOADS PAGE< FILE DIDN'T PLAY
“What’s More Deadly Than Sharks?”
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“Sharks: Stewards of the Reef (sharkstewards.com)” Video created by Shark Saver, found on YouTube
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Books:
• Shark Attack!
• Sharks by Seymour Simon
• Everything Sharks: All the shark facts, photos, and fun that you can sink your teeth into (National Geographic Kids) by Ruth Musgrave
• Sharks! (TFK Science Scoops Series) by the Editors of TIME For Kids with Adrienne Betz
• I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916 by Lauren Tarshis
• The Truth about Great White Sharks by Mary M. Cerullo
• Spectacular Sharks by Bobbie Kalman also available in Spanish
• Sharks and the World’s Scariest Sea Monsters A few lower level texts:
• Terror Below!: True Shark Stories by Dana Del Prado
• Deadliest Animals By Melissa Steward
• National Geographic Readers: Sharks
• Incredible Sharks by Seymour Simon
• The Lifecycle of a Shark by Bobbie Kalman and John Crossingham also available in Spanish
• What Do Sharks Eat for Dinner (Scholastic Q&A) by Melvin Berger
• Shark Lady by Ann McGovern