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SHARK ANATOMY (revised 2001)
GENERAL INFORMATION -
1. Attendance is important since most activities will be completed during class. Attendance will be included in student's grade.
2. All assignments are due at the beginning of class unless otherwise noted. This means assignments must be completed BEFORE arrival to class. "Late" grades will be issued for any assignments handed in after the assignment due date. 70% will be the highest grade given on any late assignment handed in before the test on the material covered in the assignment is given. 50% will be the highest grade given on any late assignment handed in after the test on the material covered in the assignment is given.
3. Each student will be given a Photo Manual and Dissection Guide of the Shark by Fred Bohensky, Ph.D. (Avery Publishing, 1981). A limited number of copies of Laboratory Anatomy of the Shark by Laurence M. Ashley and Robert B. Chiasson (Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1988) will also be available for reference in the classroom.
Here are some interesting SHARK LINKS:
Discovery Online -- Animal Guide - Sharks
Sharks and Their Relatives includes shark anatomy
Zoom Sharks - Enchanted Learning Software
CLASS SYLLABUS:
("Class" refers to 1 double period of approximately 90 minutes.)
CLASS 1 - Introduction, class overview, required materials, book distribution, demographic information, dissection notice, student interest survey
CLASS 2 Safety in the Classroom; Notes- The Organization of Living Things - 5 Kingdoms; The Animal Kingdom - 9 Phyla; Classification of the Shark; Activity - Using a dichotomous key "Shark Key" (due Class 5)
CLASS 3 - Notes - Evolution of Vertebrates, Vertebrate Systems; Filmstrip - "Sharks"; Define terms - "Shark Anatomical Terminology" and "Shark External Anatomy" (due class 4)
CLASS 4 Notes "Shark Anatomical Terminology" ; Distribution of sharks (each group should be prepared with a large plastic bag, each student should be prepared with waterproof gloves); Identify - "Shark External Anatomy"; Worksheet - "Shark External Anatomy" (due end of class 5)
CLASS 5 - Complete identification and worksheet for Shark External Anatomy; Remove skin in preparation for muscle study; Define terms - "Shark Muscular System General Terms" and "Shark Muscular System" (both due class 6)
CLASS 6 Identify - "Shark Muscular System"
CLASS 7 - Review - Shark Introductory Materials, "Shark Anatomical Terminology", "Shark External Anatomy", "Shark External Anatomy Worksheet", "Shark Muscular System General Terms", "Shark Muscular System"
CLASS 8 - TEST - Shark Introductory Materials, Shark Key, "Shark Anatomical Terminology", "Shark External Anatomy", "Shark External Anatomy Worksheet", "Shark Muscular System General Terms", "Shark Muscular System"; Define terms "Shark Oral and Pharyngeal Cavities" (due class 9)
CLASS 9 Identify - "Shark Oral and Pharyngeal Cavities"; Worksheet - "Shark Gill Anatomy" (due class 10)
CLASS 10 - Define terms - "Shark Membranes, Mesenteries and Cavities", and "Shark Digestive System" (due end of class 10); Identify - "Shark Digestive System"
CLASS 11 - Identify - "Shark Digestive System"
CLASS 12 - Review - "Shark Oral and Pharyngeal Cavities", "Shark Membranes, Mesenteries and Cavities", and "Shark Digestive System"
CLASS 13 - TEST - "Shark Oral and Pharyngeal Cavities", "Shark Gill Anatomy Worksheet", "Shark Membranes, Mesenteries and Cavities", and "Shark Digestive System"; Define terms - "Shark Urogenital System" (due class 14)
CLASS 14 - Identify - "Shark Urogenital System" ; Define terms - "Shark Circulatory System" (due class 15);
CLASS 15 - Identify - "Shark Circulatory System"
CLASS 16 - Identify - "Shark Circulatory System"; Define terms - "Shark Nervous System Sense Organs" (due Class 17)
CLASS 17 - Identify - "Shark Nervous System Sense Organs"; Define terms - "Shark Nervous System Brain and Spinal Cord" (due Class 18)
CLASS 18 - Identify - "Shark Nervous System Brain and Spinal Cord"
CLASS 19 - Review - "Shark Urogenital System", "Shark Circulatory System", "Shark Nervous System Sense Organs", and "Shark Nervous System Brain and Spinal Cord"
CLASS 20 - TEST - "Shark Urogenital System", "Shark Circulatory System", "Shark Nervous System Sense Organs", and "Shark Nervous System Brain and Spinal Cord"
CLASS 21 - Prepare for Lab Test
CLASS 22 - LAB TEST
SHARK ACTIVITY WORKSHEETS:
The following worksheets are available for printing:
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SHARK - ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGY
SHARK - EXTERNAL ANATOMY (worksheet)
SHARK - MUSCULAR SYSTEM (general terms)
SHARK - ORAL AND PHARYNGEAL CAVITIES
SHARK - GILL ANATOMY (worksheet)
SHARK - NERVOUS SYSTEM - SENSE ORGANS
SHARK - NERVOUS SYSTEM - BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
The following worksheet is not available for printing. Extra copies will be available in the classroom:
SHARK KEY
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