Thursday 18 August 2016

More deep sea videos about octopus and squid

Okay... if people are going to say that they are using my blog I'll just post more video links... about octopi!!! Once again, try playing the video at least once without the sound for the children to explore and talk about what they can see and then play the video! I also like the idea of children thinking about what the scientists are saying -is it similar to their own chatter? Does it sound particularly 'sciency'? 


http://www.nautiluslive.org/video/2016/08/12/googly-eyed-stubby-squid
I'm quite intrigued that the first link has one scientist wanting to make the poor creature move (and it's not really an octopus...). I also think it's interesting listening to their classification -It's this because of this...



http://www.nautiluslive.org/video/2016/06/30/adorable-flapjack-octopus
In this video, the scientists talk about the size of the creatures -and the red laser dots are hard to see (they're at the top of the video!). The way it swims is really beautiful (and very unscientific term!)


This one is truly fantastic too! http://www.nautiluslive.org/video/2014/06/27/visit-rare-vampire-squid

And yes way more... look yourself! These are all part of a mission on right now (I've been watching the live feed too). You can find photos and videos here: http://www.nautiluslive.org/photos-videos

Why not try to get the children doing their observations first -what can they see and then what do they think about that... Rather than I see an octopus... (which it might not be!), I see long legs that I think might be tentacles. I can also see a big oval head. These clues make me think it might be an octopus or a squid.

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