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December 2007

December 13, 2007

Frequent Flier Websites

Life of Leonardo da Vinci

Smithsonian Museum: Take a virtual tour through the flight exhibits.

All you ever wanted to know about stars - great information!

Visit NASA's web page for kids.

Read about famous fliers on this PBS web site.

Spend some time in the KID'S FLY ZONE.

How do aircraft fly, anyway??? Find out here.

December 12, 2007

Challenges for Shark Scholars

Winter, 2008

Go to the "Shark Surfari" Quiz on the website page.  Take the quiz and bring in the certificate you earn when you finish to earn "Above and Beyond" points.

Shark Surfari Quiz

December 10, 2007

Shark Bytes Web Sites updated 3-28-08

Check out these links to find out information about sharks and shark-related topics.

Shark anatomy in stages - View the sections of the shark's body and test your knowledge at the end!

Locate the shark's senses:  Click on the diagram to see the location of shark senses and to read about them.

shark dissection videos:  See in detail the process of shark dissection.

Take the "Shark Surfari" online quiz and test your knowledge about sharks.

Zoom Sharks - find out important basic information and compare sharks to bony fish.

Tennessee Aquarium homepage - get a preview of what we'll see on our field trip.

Monterrey Bay Aquarium - find out about what they are doing to help the white shark.

Deep Sea Games: Play the age appropriate games and learn about sea life at various levels of the ocean.

Use the key to determine the orders of sharks.

Dr. Hammerhead - Read about a shark researcher and the surprising information he has discovered about sharks.

This site explodes the common myths about sharks.

Learn all sorts of interesting facts about sharks and even take a tour of shark anatomy.

University of Florida Shark Research - read about several different shark species.

University of Florida biological profiles of specific species