Here's a video your class can really sink their teeth into! Dispel myths and build knowledge about great white sharks using a captivating video from Veritasium. The narrator takes you out to sea to view the animals in their natural environments and discusses their sizes, behaviors, and favorite foods.

Concepts

sharks, marine ecosystems, marine life, predators, the deep sea

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Make time for the video in a marine ecosystems unit or predator-prey lesson
• Before the video, have the class write down what they know, or think they know, about Great White sharks
  

Classroom Considerations

• Provide some images of the great white shark's anatomy to younger learners that may be less familiar with some of the structures discussed in the resource
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• The narrator explains each fact during a shark-watching expedition, adding interest to the video
• Facts are leveraged against common misconceptions, making the content clear for viewers
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2