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Angler Fish
Looking like something out of a science fiction movie,
the anglerfish uses a natural lure to draw its next meal nearer.
Fast Facts
- Type:
- Fish
- Diet:
- Carnivore
- Size:
- 8 in (20 cm) up to 3.3 ft (1 m)
- Weight:
- Up to 110 lbs (50 kg)
- Group name:
- School
- Did you know?
- The anglerfish's lighted lure glows with the help of millions of bioluminescent bacteria.
- The angry-looking deep sea anglerfish has a right to be cranky. It is quite possibly the ugliest animal on the planet, and it lives in what is easily Earth's most inhospitable habitat: the lonely, lightless bottom of the sea.There are more than 200 species of anglerfish, most of which live in the murky depths of the Atlantic and Antarctic oceans, up to a mile below the surface, although some live in shallow, tropical environments. Generally dark gray to dark brown in color, they have huge heads and enormouscrescent-shaped mouths filled with sharp, translucent teeth. Some angler fish can be quite large, reaching 3.3 feet (1 meter) in length. Most however are significantly smaller, often less than a foot.Their most distinctive feature, worn only by females, is a piece of dorsal spine that protrudes above their mouths like a fishing pole—hence their name. Tipped with a lure of luminous flesh this built-in rod baits prey close enough to be snatched. Their mouths are so big and their bodies so pliable, they can actually swallow prey up to twice their own size.
Sea Life - Video Collection
Thinking Page
Watch these videos and think about what you would like to know about what happens in the sea.
Who, What, Why, When, Where, How?
My Questions
Write at least five Under the Sea questions down in your learning journal.
Interesting Creatures
List at least 5 creatures that live under, on or get food from the sea that you would like to find out more about.
Share your questions and creatures with a group of buddies and make a list of your top ten questions and your top ten creatures.
Using Notes
It's time to try and use your notes from the last two days to do a short report about Octopus or Plankton.
You can work with a buddy to create this piece of writing.
You will only have 20 minutes to talk about your ideas and get your draft done.
Use these starters to help you organise your ideas into some small paragraphs.
Introduction
This is a sentence that says what the thing is by classifying it and saying something about this thing.
Next Paragraph
Where dose this thing live?
Octopus live...
Next Paragraph
What does this thing have? Describe what it is like - number of legs - number of eyes - how big is it?
Octopus have... but they don't have...
Next Paragraph
How does it live what does it do to get food?
To get their food they...
Include as much of your note information as you can
Octopus are though to be very int...
You can work with a buddy to create this piece of writing.
You will only have 20 minutes to talk about your ideas and get your draft done.
Use these starters to help you organise your ideas into some small paragraphs.
Introduction
This is a sentence that says what the thing is by classifying it and saying something about this thing.
Next Paragraph
Where dose this thing live?
Octopus live...
Next Paragraph
What does this thing have? Describe what it is like - number of legs - number of eyes - how big is it?
Octopus have... but they don't have...
Next Paragraph
How does it live what does it do to get food?
To get their food they...
Include as much of your note information as you can
Octopus are though to be very int...
Plankton
So that's what plankton is!
Take a look at these enlarged photographs that show different sorts of plankton.
Now watch the video and make some notes for yourself to help you remember the key ideas about PLANKTON.
Organise your ideas with these headings:
New Words, is from, lives by, does, BIG IDEAS
Organise your ideas with these headings:
New Words, is from, lives by, does, BIG IDEAS
Parts of this video might be a bit hard to understand
Listen carefully and try and remember 5 or 6 key facts
What is plankton?
Can you explain what plankton is now?
Why is it important to us?
Topic Video - Octopus
Note Taking
Use a whole page in your learning journal to take notes about this video - draw ideas and note down key words.
Watch this video about octopus
Listen carefully for new and important words
Watch and listen to find out about...
Where they live
What they eat
How they catch their food
Any special features or facts
Example notes:
Elephant vs Whale
What is heavier a blue whale or an elephant?
Answer:
A blue whale is much heavier. An elephant can weigh up to 6 tons. A blue whale can weigh up to 200 tons.
A mature bull Elephant can weigh 4,500-6,000 kilos.
A mature blue whale can weigh 108,000-136,000 kilos.
The blue whale is not only the largest living animal on earth, it's the largest animal
that
has
ever lived on earth!
Ideas Wall
This posting is an interactive sharing space where anyone can add an idea to create a collective brianstorm of sea creatures.
Please add a favourite sea creature to this page.
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