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Cite some instances in which sharks have been in the news in recent months. Ask groups of students to find examples of media coverage of shark attacks this summer and analyze each. Your students might be interested to know that most scientists believe that sharks go back through the fossil record about 400 million years. Many believe that sharks represent the first fully-jawed vertebrates on Earth. Challenge your students, working in groups, to research and create visual representations of sharks that illustrate the shark's characteristics.