Marine animal project

This is our library of nonfictions books!  Students applied skills and knowledge across several content areas to complete this project.  Enjoy!

Marine Animal Nonfiction Books

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Websites that I used to help me with this book

Great Hammerhead Shark

Hammerhead Sharks | National Geographic

Hammerhead Sharks are able to pin their prey on the ground by using their t shaped head. Their wide eyes help them spot prey.

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Interesting facts about the Hammerhead Shark

Also some Hammerhead Sharks are endangered, 50% of them get stuck in fishing nets and eventually die.

Hammerhead Sharks live in the mesopelagic zone, and they are floor dwellers.

The Hammerhead Shark's at the top of the food chain. but Hammerhead sharks have predators which are, Killer Whales, Dolphins, and humans. It's also a consumer, and it eats, small fish, squid, and octopuses.

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Introduction to the Hammerhead Shark 3 Hammerhead Sharks behavior 4 The Hammerhead Sharks ecosystem/food web 5 Hammerhead Shark habitat and ocean zone 6 Interesting facts about the Hammerhead Sharks 7-10

The Hammerhead Shark has a mallet shaped head, they weigh 500 to 1000 pounds. Their length is 13 to 20 feet long. Their scientific name is sphyrnidae. They are carnivores. They swim in groups.

 Interesting facts about the Hammerhead Sharks

Did you know that Hammerhead Sharks can have 2 to 42 babies, also they start having babies at age 5 to 9 years old, and they migrate in summer.

Interesting facts about Hammerhead Sharks

Hammerhead Sharks are endangered due to the fin trade.   Their large dorsal fins are used for food, like shark fin soup, which is a status symbol in Chinese culture.

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE HAMMERHEAD SHARK

These Hammerhead Sharks are endangered because people terminate them.

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