Get up close and personal with some of our most popular Wild Reef residents: sharks! Witness how Shedd staff members feed these animals, design an identifiable tag for different shark species and even calculate how much food our sandbar sharks eat! Explore the Wild Reef habitat from behind the scenes and inside the shark habitat during this exciting program.
This program is offered for grade K-8 classes on select Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. based on availability.
Grades K-5
Key concepts: biodiversity, animal behavior, adaptations, conservation, life cycle
Skills: observation, data collection, problem solving, simple fractions, design
Grades 6-8
Key concepts: biodiversity, animal behavior, adaptations, conservation, life cycle
Skills: observation, data collection, problem solving, multiplication and fractions, design
Standards
K-5 Standards: NGSS K-LS1-1, 2-LS4-1, 4-LS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2, Common Core: ELA-Literacy- SL.K-5.1
6-8 Standards: NGSS MS-LS2-2, Common Core: ELA-Literacy- RST.6-8.2