Report By: Matthew

Topic Ideas:
1. animals 2. dinosaurs 3. sports 4. snakes 5. sharks

Selected Topic:
I will do my research project on sharks.

THESIS STATEMENT
I selected this topic on sharks because I like the way that they strike animals like the seal, plankton, and squid. I will teach others what could happen if you sneak up on the deadly great white shark. I will also a teach you about the different types of sharks. My opinion about sharks is that they kill more fish than people in the ocean, sea, lake, pond, and any other bodies of water. I am trying to prove that sharks are one of the worst house pets for you to have.

BOOK CITATIONS
1B. Shea , Therese. Sharks. 29 East Street: The Rosen publishing company, 2007.

2B. Hermann, Richard. 3D Sharks. United Kingdom: The Book Studio, 2006.

QUESTION:
What is a whale shark?

BOOK NOTES:
- largest fish in the sea (2B- p.3)

- can grow up to 46 feet weigh about 15 tons (2B-p.3)

- skin is four inches thick(2B-p.3)

- not a threat to humans(2B-p.3)

- spends most time on the surface of the water(2B-p.3)

- very slow swimmer(2B-p.3 - mouth is 5 feet wide

- big enough to swallow you whole(2B-p.3)

QUESTION:
What is a great hammerhead shark?

BOOK NOTES:
-the ugliest shark(1B-p.15)

-head looks like a a large hammer on its side(2B-p.15)

-eyes are three feet apart(2B-p15)

QUESTION:
What is a great white shark?

BOOK NOTES:
- has no less than three thousand razor sharp teeth(1B-p.1)

- most feared of all 350 species of sharks(2B-p.1)

- the most famous of all 350 species of sharks(2B-p.1)

- up to 20 feet(2B-p.1) -up to 5,000 pounds in weight(2B-p.1)

QUESTION:
What is a mako shark?

ENC NOTES:
- can swim at 40 miles per hour(1B-p.3)

- can leap out of water as high as 20 feet(1B-p.3)

- has a diet on seals(1B-p.3)

- has a diet on mammals(1B-p.3)

QUESTION:
What is a thresher shark?

ENC NOTES:
- famous for its very long tail(1B-p.7)

- its tail is almost 10(1B-p.7) -nickname the longtail shark(1B-p.7)

- nickname the Swiveltail shark(1B-p.7)

QUESTION:
What is a bull shark?

ENC NOTES:
- can swim at 30 mph(1B-p.9)

- swims in rivers(1B-p.9)

- swims in lakes(1B-p.9)

- swims in the open sea(1B-p.9)

QUESTION:
What is a greenland shark?

WEB NOTES:
- Inuit use the shark's sharp teeth for cutting hair!(1B-p.11)

- lives in artic seas(1B-p.11)

- prefers much colder water to most other species of sharks(1B-p.11)

- almost as big as the great white shark(1B-p.11)

- they aren't known to attack humans(1B-p.11)

QUESTION:
What do sharks attack?

WEB NOTES:
- attacks at seals(2B-p.1)

- attacks at dolphins(2B-p.1)

- attacks at whales(2B-p.1)

- attacks at mammals(2B-p.1

- attacks at swordfish(2B-p.3)

- will eat turtles(2B-p.9)

- will eat other sharks(2B-p.9)

- will eat dolphins(2B-p.9)

QUESTION:
What do sharks have as a record?

WEB NOTES:
- bull shark lives in most bodies of water(2B-p.9)

- mako shark is the fastest shark(2B-p.9)

- frilled shark is the rarest shark(1B-p.5)

- baking shark has the least teeth(1B-p.10)

- tiger shark eats most sorts of garbage(1B-p.11)

- whale shark the biggest shark(2B-p.5)