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Discovery Bite · Animal Life

Whale Shark

How can scientists tell one whale shark from another?

How can scientists tell one whale shark from another? This printable whale shark unit study introduces the gentle giant of the warm seas: the largest fish in the ocean, whose spots work like a fingerprint.

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  • 14 pagesPrintable PDF
  • 3 levelsExplore · Discover · Think Deeper
  • 3 short BitesEach one works on its own
  • US LetterNo cutting or laminating
What’s inside

Everything in the Whale Shark Bite.

Read & learn

  • Cover with an opening question: How can scientists tell one whale shark from another?
  • Whale shark fact file and short feature reading with a fingerprint activity
  • Illustrated reading page with Whale Shark Surprises and New Words (plankton, filter, migrate)

Do & reflect

  • Activities at 3 levels, each on its own page: Explore, Discover, Think Deeper. Print only the level that fits your child
  • Discovery Notebook page for drawing and reflection
  • Family activity to finish together

Puzzles & practice

  • Word search and crossword
  • Trace and write card page

For grown-ups

  • Keep Exploring page with more resources
  • Answer key for grown-ups
Good to know

Small, complete, and ready today.

The unit is split into three short "bites" that use simple household materials, with no cutting or laminating. Great for homeschool ocean studies and elementary science lessons.

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