Deep Sea Fishing for Facts

Web Scavenger Hunt

  Created by:  Tiffany Barrett

Email:  tbarrett@SCSD2.K12.IN.US

Grade: 3

Subject: Science

Topic:  Oceans and Ocean Animals

Indiana Academic Standards Addressed:  3.4.1, 3.4.2,

Technology Standards Addressed:  ISTE standard V for teachers, ISTE standard II for students.

Directions:  read each question and click on the Web link located with it.  Find the answer to the question and type your answer below the question.  When you are finished, print your page and turn it in.  Remember, spelling counts!  Good luck and have a great time fishing for facts!

 

1.         Name the four oceans.

2.         Why is the ocean salty?

3.         Name the seven species of cetaceans in the U.S. waters that are currently listed as endangered?

4.         Explain why a whale is NOT a fish.

5.         What is a baby dolphin called?

6.         What does an octopus eat?

7.         What is a shark’s skeleton made of?

8.         Which type of sea turtle is the largest species?

9.         What is the slowest moving fish known?

10.   What are jellyfish primarily made of?