More than one hundred slides are used in the presentation, including pictures of sharks, manta rays and dolphins. We also learn about the practice of purse seine netting by the tuna fishing industry and the impact it is having on dolphin populations. This module is much the same as Strange Creatures but is geared toward slightly older children. Participants get a wider picture of the food chain and ocean activity. Discussions include more global consequences of pollution and over-fishing.
Students see how ocean creatures adapt to their environment.
This will help with follow-up projects. We discuss action ideas for environmental care and animal protection. While showing slides of the sea, swimming with dolphins and my paintings of reef life, I share my writing process of writing outlines and journaling. Students interact with me as we create vivid descriptions of ocean creatures using stories. We discuss paragraph development, focusing on a theme and using metaphors.