One Gigantic Mystery (Science World)

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Recently, a giant squid was photographed for the first time. Before that, no one had ever seen a living specimen. See how scientists have gone about studying this elusive creature.


One Gigantic Mystery (Science World): Grades 6-10


  • More About This Resource...

    • This online article is from the Museum's Science Explorations, a collaboration between AMNH and Scholastic designed to promote science literacy. Written for students in grades 6-10, this article from Science Worldmagazine has the following content.

      • An interview with AMNH paleontologist Neal Landman, in which he discusses the giant squid and what scientists have been able to learn by studying only dead specimens
      • Web links that offer further opportunities for learning about the giant squid

    • Completion Time

      Less than 1 period

    • Teacher Tip

      Supplement a study of life science with an activity drawn from this online Science Explorations article.

      1. Send students to this online article, or print copies of it for them to read.
      2. Have students write a paragraph in which they explain in their own words the challenges of studying a species that they have never seen alive.

    • Topic

      Biology

    • Subtopic

      Animals