SCIENCE // LIVING THINGS AND HABITATS
...Or Are They?
Sharks are terrifying. Big cats are ferocious. Minibeasts are creepy. Dinosaurs are deadly. . . OR ARE THEY? This series will flip your fear on its head and prove that the truth is always more amazing than the tales.
£12.99 Author: Bethany Latham Age: 7–11y 266 x 287mm 48 pages
There is blood in this water. The great white shark can pick out that scent even in dark or murky waters. Now that the shark has sensed the blood, the hunt is on. Somewhere around here is an injured animal. An injured animal means an easy meal...
The water here isn’t as empty as it seems, and the great white shark knows it. It engages all of its senses...
It smells for any trace of blood… nOSTRILs
It scans for movement with its sharp eyesight… eYes
It listens for the sounds of struggling prey… INTeRNaL eARs
Produced in partnership with Stephanie Brendl, President of Shark Allies, an organisation advocating for the preservation of sharks worldwide.
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Are you scared of a shark sniffing out a drop of your blood?
It detects the electrical signals given off by living things.
Great white sharks, like many fish, can map the area around them with their lateral line. It is like feeling a touch without actually being touched. YOU SHOULD KNOW...
It feels for vibrations and changes in the water pressure caused by injured prey… LATeRAL LIne
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Curriculum References
Different Attitudes, Values & Dispositions
Local & Global Challenges Where We Are In Place & Time
Using Technology to Connect Across Cultures & Regions
IM TDT SSA
Global Content
Celebrating Differences
Global Culture
How We Express Ourselves
How We Organise Ourselves
Who We Are
How The World Works
Sharing the Planet
Physical, Social & Personal Education
Science
Mathematics
Languages
Arts
Social Studies
IM = International Mindedness TDT = Six Trans-Disciplinary Themes SSA = Six Subject Areas
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