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Contents About This Book Notes for Teachers and Parents 5-6 Address Book 7 Online Libraries and References 8 Whales 1 9 Whales 2 10 Dolphins 1 11 Dolphins 2 12 Sharks 1 13 Sharks 2 1 Endangered Species 1 15 Endangered Species 2 16 Sea Creatures: Giant Squid 1 17 Sea Creatures: Giant Squid 2 18 More Sea Creatures 19 Interesting Fish 1 20 Interesting Fish 2 21 Sea Mythology: Mermaids 22 Other Mythical Creatures of the Sea 23 Scuba Diving 1 2 Scuba Diving 2 25 Marine Pollution 26 Answers 27 3
Notes For Teachers and Parents The Internet Quests Series is designed to make use of the enormous amount of information that is available through the Internet. The term information superhighway is a buzz phrase that is constantly talked about in educational and other circles. As a generation that is comfortable with the idea of computers and associated concepts, the 10 to 12 year old children in our care deserve the opportunity of zooming down that superhighway. But just where is the on-ramp and how do children negotiate their way through the traffic jam that makes up the Internet? This book is produced to allow children to answer those questions for themselves. In doing so, they will understand the following concepts linked to the curriculum: Use recognised research skills to respond to questions posed as focusing activities. Use recognised research skills to extrapolate information from Internet references. Use selected World Wide Web addresses to extend understanding on a theme. Use a variety of net search engines to expand on the information available. Use the links provided at addresses to broaden the scope of their investigations. Some Internet Warnings 1 Net Nasties In recent years there has been a great deal of publicity about negative aspects of the Internet, so much so that the uninitiated may well have severe concerns about what young users might encounter when surfing the Net. There is no doubt that this concern could be well-founded if children are left to their own devices when online. The key to avoiding the net nasties is supervision, just as it is to avoid inappropriate experiences for children in selecting movies, television programmes and books. It is most unlikely that violent, racist or erotic sites are reached accidentally and the Internet Quests materials and addresses have been carefully screened to avoid this happening. However, the Internet is a fluid, dynamic resource that is always in motion and we can t guarantee that what is appropriate now will still be next year. With this in mind, it is strongly recommended that parents/teachers preview sites if at all possible. Filter tools have been designed by some companies to help protect children from the undesirable aspects of the Internet. Some of the filter tools which offer online information are: Net Nanny - www.netnanny.com Cyber Patrol - www.cyberpatrol. com/ 5
Whales 1 The WWW contains hundreds of websites devoted to marine mammals including some interesting pages on dolphins and whales. Go to www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales Answer the questions. 1. Give four reasons why whales are classified as mammals. 2. Name the two types of whales and give an example of each type: 3. How do gray whales breathe?. What is the biggest and loudest whale? 5. How do whales swim differently than fish? 6. What is a pod? Go to www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/alphawhales.shtml Click on the whales listed below. Describe some features and interesting facts about each mammal. Killer whale: Humpback whale: Sperm whale: 9
Endangered Species 1 Honu The Hawaiian Sea Turtle Go to www.coffeetimes.com/aug97.htm Answer the questions below. 1. How many millions of years ago were sea turtles thought to have evolved? 2. What is the tragedy surrounding sea turtles? 3. What are they hunted for?. Name some other hazards that sea turtles face. 5. Describe some of the effects that the Fibropapilloma disease is having on the turtles. Read About Howzit At this site you will read about Howzit, a green sea turtle who decided to make his home on Maui, a place with plenty of water problems. After reading about the Fibropapilloma disease, scroll down to read about Howzit s story. In your own words describe what happened to Howzit: Turtle Trax Go to www.turtles.org/why.htm Read all about the green sea turtle Howzit at this website. Go to www.turtles.org/summer/ Learn all about turtles at this website. Create a Save the Turtle poster which includes details on: Threats to turtles Ways to help turtles Projects to help turtles Fibropapilloma Location of turtles Make your poster more attractive by downloading pictures from this Turtle Trax site. 15
Sea Creatures: Giant Squid 2 Famous Sea Squids The giant squid has featured in many novels and films. One of the most famous descriptions was written by Herman Melville in Moby Dick. Go to http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/squid.html to find out about Moby Dick. Go tohttp://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocean_planet/html/squid_links.html Find some other famous giant squids. List the novels and movies that you come across: Go to www.mnh.si.edu/cephs/ Complete the activity below. You have been asked to write a report on the giant squid that you encountered on your undersea explorer voyage. People all over the world are eagerly awaiting news of your battle with the giant squid. You might like to download some pictures for your article from this site before you start your draft below: 18