ANIMALS AND THE OCEAN
This is a glossary about the ocean and the animals in it. We did this for literacy work.
Amphibian : Animals that can breathe in the water and out of the water
Crevice: A gap or hole between two rocks
Colonies: Groups of birds or fish that live together
Currents: Movement under the ocean
Dive: To plunge into the water head first
Ecosystem: The way animals live together
Gland: Part of the body that can produce chemicals
Gills: The part of the fishes body that can breathe
Life cycle : The order of the way an animal grows
Migrate: Moving from one part of the sea to the other
Native: Animals that live in 1 to 4 countries
Oceanography: To write scientifically about the ocean
Predator:An animal that eats other animals
Prey: An animal that is eaten by other animals
Reef: A series of corals or other underwater plants on rocks or the sea floor
Spout: Where a whale/ dolphin breathes out of
Species: A group of animals that are similar
School: A group of animals that live together
Surroundings: The are you see around you
Waterproof: Something that doesn’t get wet from water
Hi Isla,
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of some of those words before. You have done a great job finding the definitions and even finding those words. Where did you get the idea to do ocean animals from?
Caitlyn
Thank you for the comment,
ReplyDeleteI found the inspiration from the book I was reading.
Isla