Materials
- Table 1.12
- Table 1.13
- Table 1.14
- Dictionary
Procedure

- Study the descriptions and diagrams of the 15 shark species in Table 1.12.
- Determine a common name for each of the sharks listed in Table 1.12. Record these in Table 1.12.
- Using the list of Latin and Greek parts of words relevant to sharks in Table 1.13, determine a scientific name for each of the sharks listed in Table 1.12. Record these in Table 1.12.
- Form small working groups. Your instructor will assign one of the shark species listed in Table 1.12 to your group.
- As a group, discuss the common and scientific names chosen for your assigned shark species. Select one appropriate scientific name and one common name.
- Present your group’s assigned shark species to the class. Explain how your group generated an appropriate scientific name with your class. Explain any debate or discussion you encountered within the group.
- Compare the names you determined in Step 2 and 3 for each of the shark species listed in Table 1.12 with actual scientific and common names listed in Table 1.14 and Fig. 1.13.
- Identify the Latin or Greek parts of the shark’s actual scientific names in Table 1.14. Refer to the glossary in Table 1.13. Record your English translation of the scientific names. Record in Table 1.14.