Author Visit Thursday, November 8

1. Welcome Michael Patrick O’Neill Author Visit Thursday, November 8

2. Who is Mr. O’Neill? • A photographer • A scuba-diver • An ocean explorer • A world traveler • A conservationist • An author!

3. What is a Conservationist? Mr. O’Neill… • Makes discoveries about nature. • Finds out about living things that are endangered. • Helps establish programs to protect the natural world. • Tells the WHOLE WORLD so that everyone can help out!

4. Find out what we discovered… Tyler Run researched Mr. O’Neill’s books.

5. Michael Patrick O’Neill’s Oceanopolis Questions about the ocean.

6. Grade 1 I wonder how ocean animals meet their needs?

7. Octopus Miss Lawrence’s First Grade Class • An octopus needs to stay safe from predators. • An octopus can change colors to camouflage itself for protection.

8. Great White Shark • The Great White Shark needs FOOD. • He uses his sharp teeth to catch food. • The Great White has warm blood to help him move fast to hunt for food. Mrs. Stegner’s First Grade Class

9. Puget Sound King Crab • This crab has a hard shell for protection. • The Puget Sound King Crab has strong legs to help it move around and find food. Ms. Brock’s First Grade Class

10. Moray Eels Mrs. Shaw’s First Grade Class • Moray Eels are good swimmers. • They swim fast to catch their food.

11. Grade 2 I wonder what challenges might stop an ocean animal from meeting its needs?

12. Baby Loggerhead Turtles Mrs. Tolford’s Second Grade Class • Baby turtles hatch from eggs buried in the sand of beaches. • They must climb out of the hole and get to the water as quickly as possible. • They face many predators like foxes, crabs, birds, and raccoons. • Only 1 out of 1,000 will make it to the ocean.

13. Nudibranch • The Nudibranch is a sea snail. • It lays eggs in a spiral. • Ocean currents can wash away the eggs. • Predators can eat up the spiral of eggs. Egg Spiral Mrs. Polansky’s Second Grade Class

14. Loggerhead Turtles • People throw plastic bags into the ocean. • The Loggerhead Turtles are looking for food and they eat the bags. • It makes them sick and they can die. • Loggerhead Turtles can get stuck in fishing lines and nets. They can’t get air and can die. Mrs. Boeckman’s Second Grade Class

15. Humans! • People are fishing for sharks! Sharks are endangered. • Don’t ask for shark fin soup at a restaurant! • Don’t over-fish the ocean! By Mrs. Cruz’s Second Grade

16. BOATS vs. MANATEES • People drive their boats fast where the manatees live. • The boats hit the manatees. • They can get hurt or die. • The boats are invading the manatee’s space. By Mrs. Pohlmann’s Second Grade Class • Manatees are slow swimmers.

17. Grade 3 I wonder how ocean animals use their bodies and behaviors to survive in the ocean?

18. Bannerfish Mrs. Echelberry’s Third Grade Class • For their protection, Bannerfish use their flashy colors to warn predators to stay away! • Their bright colors blend in with the coral reef so predators can’t find them. • Bannerfish also use their flashy colors to communicate with other Bannerfish.

19. Sand Tiger Shark • The Sand Tiger Shark needs food to survive. • It uses its good sense of smell to find prey. • It uses its eyesight to look for food. • It can even use its skin to sense prey! Mr. Stull’s Third Grade Class

20. Sponges • Sponges do not have any muscles or any organs! • The sponge’s squishy body sucks in water to clean itself and to filter feed. • Filter Feeding sucks food out of the water. I have no muscles so I can’t work out! Mrs. Rice’s Third Grade Class

21. Leatherback Turtles By Mrs. Sheehan’s Third Grade Class • Paddle-like flippers help the leatherback to swim to a place to find food. • These turtles have fat under their skin to keep them warm in cold water. • Leatherbacks don’t have teeth, instead they have spikes in their throats which keep their food down, so it can’t get back up.

22. NUDIBRANCH POISON! • A Nudibranch is a snail in the ocean. • A Nudibranch can eat a jellyfish, and then use the jellyfish poison to fight against a predator. Ms. Schultz’s Third Grade Class

23. Grade 4 I wonder how human beings can affect an ocean animal’s environment and chances for survival?

24. Poaching the Komodo Dragon • Komodo Dragons are huge reptiles that live on the Island of Komodo. • Some people on Komodo Island are hunting because they are hungry. • They are poaching the prey of the Komodo Dragon. This starves the Komodo Dragon. • Poaching is the illegal hunting of endangered animals. Mrs. Rywalski’s Fourth Grade Class

25. POLLUTION! • People want to catch sea creatures for food and survival. • People sometimes use bleach to catch crabs and lobsters. • People used homemade fertilizer bombs to catch fish. • These chemical fishing tools can destroy the coral reef habitat and make it unlivable for other fish. • This can affect humans because this kind of pollution can make us sick, too! Mrs. Funk’s Fourth Grade Class

26. POISON!  • The Emperor Angelfish is a beautiful fish with brilliant colors. • Humans will catch this fish to make a lot of money. • Humans use poison to catch the Angelfish. It can kill the fish, the animals in the coral reef and even the fisherman! • Do not use toxins to catch a fish! By Mrs. Dominy’s Fourth Grade Class

27. SAVE THE SEA TURTLES! By Mrs. Skillington’s Fourth Grade Class Humans help sea turtles… • By collecting litter • By protecting baby turtle’s nesting areas • By helping sick or injured sea turtles at research centers. • Mr. O’Neill takes pictures and shares them with the world to teach them how to take care of the ocean.

28. Grade 5 I wonder how 2 ocean animals can depend on each other to meet their needs?

29. Bobtail Squid and Bioluminescent Bacteria We glow! • The Bobtail Squid needs the bacteria to hunt its prey. • The Bioluminescent Bacteria glow like a flashlight. They help the Bobtail Squid to go hunting in the dark. • The Bioluminescent Bacteria live in the Bobtail Squid’s stomach, and they get food from the stomach. Mrs. Gunn’s 5th Grade Class

30. Decorator Crab and the Strawberry Anemone Symbiotic Animals I look boss, where’s the runway? • The Decorator Crab and the Strawberry Anemone rely on each other for food and safety. • The crab picks the anemones and sticks them on his back to camouflage himself. • The anemone get to travel around to get a lot more food. Mrs. Soroka’s Fifth Grade Class

31. Symbiotic Relationships = Goby + Alpheid Shrimp • The Goby relies on the Alpheid Shrimp to dig a safety hole where they can hide from predators. • The Alpheid Shrimp relies on the Goby to watch for predators with its excellent eyesight. Mrs. Cutshall’s Fifth Grade Class

32. The Clownfish and Sea Anemone • The Clownfish and the Sea Anemone have a symbiotic relationship. • The Clownfish is protected because the Sea Anemone stings its predators. • The Sea Anemone is protected from its predator the butterflyfishbecause the Clownfish scares them away. By Mrs. Price’s Fifth Grade Class

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