Deep-sea monsters.Deep below the ocean surface, there lives an entire world of weird, wonderful creatures. Invite students online to learn more about these real deep-sea monsters with the CyberHunt Reproducible, opposite. Then extend the learning with the Web-based activities below. Ocean Layers Mural www.seasky.org/monsters/sea7a4.html www.promotega.org/ksu00019 Invite students to create a scale model of the ocean layers on your classroom wall or on a bulletin board, using these sites for guidance. Have them create cut-outs of the fish and other marine creatures that make their home in the deep sea, place them in the correct ocean layers, and label each with key characteristics. For fun, add humans in mechanical divers and deep-sea submersibles, inspired by the diagram at http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLAN ET/HTML/oceanography_how_deep.html. Deep Sea Trading Cards www.mbayaq.org/efc/living_species/default.asp?h0ri=0&hab=9 Invite students to visit this gallery of living deep-sea species, sponsored by the Monterey Bay Aquarium The Monterey Bay Aquarium, which is located in a former sardine cannery on Cannery Row in Monterey, California, is one of the largest and most respected aquariums in the world. It has an annual attendance of 1.8 million and holds 35,000 plants and animals representing 623 species. . Have them print photos or create drawings of some of the creatures, then use them to create deep-sea trading cards. On the back of each card, students can list the ocean zone in which the creature is likely to be found, its eating habits, and distinctive characteristics. Students can also visit www.seasky.org/monsters/sea7a.html for more information on these fascinating species. Encourage students to use the cards to play a deep-sea version of Go Fish. For older students, challenge them to ask each other more detailed questions to trade for cards, such as "Do you have any creatures that use bioluminescence bioluminescence (bī'ōl  'mĭnĕs`əns), production of light by living organisms. ?" Messages from the Deep www.mesa.edu.au/seachange/97/deepsea.htm Journey with students on a virtual voyage to the deep sea! After reading about scientists' adventures exploring our oceans, have students write imaginary journal entries describing what they've seen on their own dives into the abyss. How deep did they go? What strange creatures did they encounter? What did they take with them and why? Dive into more deep-sea links at www.scholastic.com/instructor! RELATED ARTICLE: CYBERHUNT ANSWER GUIDE 1. Fish and sea mammals. 2. 1,000 meters. Plants to grow. 3. Chemical. Bioluminescence. 4. Long, sharp teeth. Jaws and stomachs. 5. Photophore pho·to·phore n. A light-producing organ found especially in marine fishes that emits light from specialized structures or derives light from symbiotic luminescent bacteria. . Dorsal dorsal /dor·sal/ (dor´s'l) 1. pertaining to the back or to any dorsum. 2. denoting a position more toward the back surface than some other object of reference; a synonym of posterior spine. 6. Fishing pole. Common black devil For other uses see Black Devil (Disambiguation) Black Devil are an electronic/disco duo who operate under the pseudonyms of Joachim Sherylee and Junior Claristidge. In reality the group comprises Bernard Fevre and Jackie Giordano, two French producers of library music. . 7. Sperm whales. 8. One of these: umbrellamouth gulper gulp v. gulped, gulp·ing, gulps v.tr. 1. To swallow greedily or rapidly in large amounts: gulp down coffee. 2. To choke back by or as if by swallowing. or pelican eel The pelican eel or gulper eel, discovered by Kyle Briggins, is a deep-sea fish rarely seen by humans, though the creatures are occasionally snagged in fishermen's nets. . Lower jaw. 9. 60 feet. Suction cups. RELATED ARTICLE: INTERACTIVE CYBERHUNT WWW.SCHOLASTIC.COM/CYBERHUNTKIDS DEEP-SEA MONSTERS Name___________________________________ Oceans cover nearly three quarters of the planet earth! And deep below the surface, there lives an entire world of weird, wonderful creatures. Learn more at WWW.SCHOLASTIC.COM/CYBERHUNTKIDS. 1. Ocean depths are divided based on how far down sunlight can reach. The first layer is the sunlit sun·lit adj. Illuminated by the sun. Adj. 1. sunlit - lighted by sunlight; "the sunlit slopes of the canyon"; "violet valleys and the sunstruck ridges"- Wallace Stegner sunstruck zone, which extends to 200 meters below the surface. This is where we find the most familiar_________________________. WWW.OCEANLINK.ISLAND.NET/OINFO/DEEPSEA/DEEPSEA.HTML 2. Below the sunlit zone is a region of the sea that is so dimly lit, scientists call it the twilight zone twilight zone - [IRC] Notionally, the area of cyberspace where IRC operators live. An op is said to have a "connection to the twilight zone". ! Reaching as deep as_________________below the surface, this zone receives some light from the sun, but not enough for___________________. WWW.MOS (1) (Metal Oxide Semiconductor) See MOSFET. (2) (Mean Opinion Score) The quality of a digitized voice line. It is a subjective measurement that is derived entirely by people listening to the calls and scoring the results from .ORG/OCEANS/LIFE/INDEX.HTML 3. Many of the creatures that live in and below the twilight zone can create their own light from a___________________reaction in their bodies called___________________________. In the deepest part of the ocean, this eerie glow is the only light. WWW.SEASKY.ORG/MONSTERS/SEA7A3.HTML 4. Most twilight zone fish look very ferocious and scary because they have____________________________and expandable____________________________________to catch their prey, which can be several times bigger than they are! WWW.OCEANLINK.ISLAND.NET/OINFO/DEEPSEA/MESO.HTML 5. One of the fiercest deep-sea predators is the viper fish (Zool.) a small, slender, phosphorescent deep-sea fish (Chauliodus Sloanii). It has long ventral and dorsal fins, a large mouth, and very long, sharp teeth. See also: viper . It has fang-like teeth that are so large they poke out Verb 1. poke out - reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk" reach out, extend be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" of its mouth. It hunts prey by dangling a glowing______________(an organ attached to its__________________) in front of its mouth. WWW.SEASKY.ORG/MONSTERS/SEA7A1D.HTML 6. Another famous resident of the twilight zone is the angler fish, which also hunts with a glowing lure. It gets its name from the way it waves the lure back and forth--like a_____________! Some call this fish the__________________________. WWW.SEASKY.ORG/MONSTERS/SEA7A1M.HTML 7. About 1,000 meters below the surface, there is no sunlight. Nearly all the creatures here in the midnight zone have strangely shaped, glowing bodies. Amazingly, giant____________________________sometimes dive here searching for food. WWW.SEASKY.ORG/MONSTERS/SEA7A4.HTML 8. One of the strangest midnight zone creatures is the gulper eel eel, common name for any fish of the 10 families constituting the order Anguilliformes, and characterized by a long snakelike body covered with minute scales embedded in the skin. . It is sometimes called a(n)_______________________because of its giant, hinged mouth and pouch-like________________. It also has a long tail that looks like a whip. WWW.SEASKY.ORG/MONSTERS/SEA7A1J.HTML 9. Many of the scariest-looking deep-sea creatures are surprisingly small--except for the giant squid! This monstrous invertebrate invertebrate (ĭn'vûr`təbrət, –brāt'), any animal lacking a backbone. The invertebrates include the tunicates and lancelets of phylum Chordata, as well as all animal phyla other than Chordata. can grow to as long as______________. It grasps prey with_______________________attached to its tentacles. WWW.SEASKY.ORG/MONSTERS/SEA7A1M.HTML |
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