Jaw-some activities and resources to help your family dive into all things sharks! From jokes and printables to videos and fun facts, this guide is packed with resources the whole family will love. No need to tread water searching the internet—we've gathered the best ideas all in one place. Let's make this week totally jawsome!
Here are a few fun shark facts:
1) In some form, sharks have been around for about 400 million years. Even before dinosaurs roamed the earth, sharks hunted through the oceans! They're such good survivors that they've had little need to evolve in the last 150 million years.
2) Each type of shark has a different shaped tooth depending on their diet (the shark in the photo is a great white -- you can tell he's a carnivore just by looking at those sharp, pointy teeth!). A shark may grow and use over 20,000 teeth in its lifetime!
3) Think sharks are dangerous? The most dangerous sharks are the Great White shark, the Tiger shark, the Hammerhead shark, the Mako shark and the Bull shark. On average, there are only about 100 shark attacks each year and only 10 of those result in a human death.
4) Most people think of sharks as vicious predators. This state of mind was popularized by the movie Jaws, and more recently, by Deep Blue Sea. However, the perception is both unfortunate and incorrect, since there are relatively few unprovoked shark attacks on humans worldwide. Of the more than 350 species of shark in the worlds' oceans, only a handful of them are even considered dangerous to humans.
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Download these FREE Printable Shark Coloring Sheets
No printer? No problem! Local libraries offer a great resource for families on more than just books. Visit your local library and sign on to an available computer to download and print these out in Black and White for less than $1! And while you're there you may even want to ask about their book selections on sharks for some interesting facts.
