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Florida Museum of Natural History: Basking Shark HandoutFlorida Museum of Natural History: Basking Shark Handout
Publisher
University of Florida
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9th - 10th
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Science
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Handouts & References
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Lexile Measures
1370L
Handout

Florida Museum of Natural History: Basking Shark

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The Florida Museum of Natural History presents an in-depth look at the basking shark, the second largest fish. Learn about the taxonomy, common names, geographical distribution, conservation, habitat, features, food habits, reproduction, importance and danger to humans, and more.

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Concepts

fish

Additional Tags

cetorhinus maximus, migratory shark, basking shark

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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