A man named Carlos Gauna, who likes to make videos of sharks, might have filmed a very young great white shark. He saw a small shark with a special white layer on its skin that could mean it's a newborn. A shark expert thinks this might be true because the shark's fins look different from older sharks. But, some other scientists say we should be careful before saying it's a baby shark because the white layer might be something else.
People now use flying cameras called drones to make videos of sharks from the sky. Carlos's videos show big sharks swimming near people in the ocean. These videos help us learn more about sharks and how they live. Carlos dreams of filming a shark being born one day, but he needs more proof to show that the small shark he filmed was really a baby.
Using drones has changed the way we watch and understand sharks. Carlos's work is important because it helps everyone know more about these big fish. Even though we're not sure if the shark he saw was a baby, his videos are still very helpful. Scientists and people who love animals are excited to learn more from Carlos's videos in the future.
Original news source: Has great white shark newborn been caught on film for the first time? (BBC)
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Instructions: Ask the students to think about and write down their answers to the following question: If you could film any animal in the world, which animal would you choose and why? Give them a few minutes to think and write. Then, ask them to share their answers with a partner. Finally, select a few students to share their answers with the whole class.
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Carlos Gauna is a man who likes to make videos of sharks.
Carlos saw a special white layer on the skin of the small shark.
Some scientists think the small shark might be a baby because its fins look different from older sharks.
Other scientists think we should be careful because the white layer on the shark's skin might be something else.
Flying cameras are called drones.
Carlos's videos show big sharks swimming near people in the ocean.
Carlos's work is important because it helps everyone know more about sharks and how they live.
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A man named Carlos Gauna, who likes to make videos of s, might have filmed a very young great white shark. He saw a small shark with a special white layer on its that could mean it's a newborn. A shark expert thinks this might be because the shark's fins look different from older sharks. But, some other scientists say we should be careful before saying it's a baby shark because the white layer might be something else. People now use flying called to make of sharks from the sky. Carlos's videos show big sharks swimming near people in the ocean. These videos us learn more about sharks and how they live. Carlos dreams of filming a shark being one day, but he needs more proof to show that the small shark he filmed was really a baby. Using drones has the way we watch and understand sharks. Carlos's work is important because it helps everyone know more about these big fish. Even though we're not sure if the shark he saw was a baby, his videos are still very . and who love animals are excited to learn more from Carlos's videos in the future.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. Do you like sharks? Why or why not?
2. Have you ever seen a shark in real life? How did you feel?
3. What do you think it would be like to film a shark being born?
4. How do you think drones help us learn about sharks?
5. What other animals do you think drones could help us learn about?
6. How do you think Carlos's videos are helpful to scientists?
7. Do you think it's important to learn more about sharks? Why or why not?
8. How would you feel if you saw a big shark swimming near you in the ocean?
9. What do you think the white layer on the shark's skin might be?
10. How would you feel if you were able to film a baby shark being born?
11. What other animals do you think it would be interesting to film being born?
12. Do you think Carlos's videos will help us understand sharks better in the future? Why or why not?
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