LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Sharks: Setting the record straight

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/14/g912/
recordsharks.html

A lesson plan for Grades 9–12 Biology

Provider: National Geographic

About this resource

Appropriate grades
9–12
Subjects
science (biology and life science)
Provider
National Geographic

Legal

Creative Commons License

This catalog record is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License. This license applies to the content of this page only and does not apply to the referenced website.

In this lesson from the Xpeditions website, students investigate sharks' importance to the ecosystem, recent shark attacks, legislation regarding shark feeding, and the geographical distribution of shark attacks in the United States. Students go on to write outlines for TV programs aimed at educating the public about sharks. From this page, teachers can access all the materials needed to complete this lesson.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Science (2005)

Grades 9–12 — Biology

  • Goal 1: The learner will develop abilities necessary to do and understand scientific inquiry.
    • Objective 1.02: Design and conduct scientific investigations to answer biological questions.
      • Create testable hypotheses
      • Identify variables.
      • Use a control or comparison group when appropriate.
      • Select and use appropriate measurement tools.
      • Collect and record data.
      • Organize data into charts and graphs.
      • Analyze and interpret data.
      • Communicate findings.
    • Objective 1.03: Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models of biological phenomena using logic and evidence to:
      • Explain observations.
      • Make inferences and predictions.
      • Explain the relationship between evidence and explanation.
  • Goal 5: The learner will develop an understanding of the ecological relationships among organisms.
    • Objective 5.01: Investigate and analyze the interrelationships among organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems.
      • Techniques of field ecology.
      • Abiotic and biotic factors.
      • Carrying capacity.