Last week was Shark Week in our class! First, the students each picked two, different kinds of sharks to research online. (They are currently writing opinion papers about which of those two kinds is the most interesting). Then, we read a short informative text about sharks. Next, and definitely most thrilling to the students - we had a guide from the Digital Bus come to our classroom and work with the students to dissect a small Dogfish Shark in our room! I think the students were hoping for more blood and less smell, but they were quite into it. Our guide also provided the class with a lot of information about sharks. The next day, we had a field trip to the Maui Ocean Center, where we got to see live sharks (and other fish). Finally, once back at school, we used some of the art techniques we learned at the MACC to create shark art, which will be displayed along with our opinion writing about sharks. Pictures of the art work and writing will be posted once complete.
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