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 

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?

Plankton from Parafilms on Vimeo.

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!

Strange Sea Creatures