Incredible Invertebrates
The "in" from invertebrate comes from the Latin meaning "without". What body part are all invertebrates without?
Backbones
Without these, submarines would not be able to rise and fall in ocean waters.
Ballast tanks
The crew of the Nautilus have traveled a very long distance. _______________, to be exact...
20,000 leagues
Oysters are really something. What natural wonder do only a fraction of them produce?
pearls
Before boarding the Nautilus, Professor Pierre was a on a different ship, the Abraham Lincoln. What did the passengers of the Abraham Lincoln think the Nautilus was when they first came into contact with it?
a narwahl
2 invertebrates that we studied in this module...
Nautilus', oysters, corals, sponges, squids
It's a good thing this small vessel was on the Nautilus. Pierre, Ned, and Conseil needed it to get to land when they finally escaped!
dinghy
Professor Pierre, Ned, and Conseil experienced some tropical climates on their adventure with Captain Nemo. They must have been close to imaginary line that goes around the earth.
The Equator
Pierre was amazed when Captain Nemo showed him this lost continent
Atlantis
Fish are vertebrates that have different body parts than we do. This special body part helps them breathe underwater.
Gills
How many limbs (arms & tentacles) do squids have?
10 (8 arms, 2 tentacles)
Sailboats have different parts that help them stay upright and floating in the ocean. This part is found on the bottom of a sailboat, and helps keep it upright.
Keel
It's a good thing Captain Nemo was able to get the boiling water to melt the Nautilus away from the iceberg while they were trapped on this continent
Antarctica
Tectonic Plates
As a volcano erupts, hot lava sometimes can flow out of the opening. When it's still inside the volcano, it's called ________________.
Magma
Oysters have a lot amazing abilities. In addition to making pearls, oysters can also do this to the water around them, which helps all the living things living near them!
filter water to clean it
liquid, solid, gas
The residents on this island were not happy to see Pierre, Ned, and Conseil eating their fresh fruit!
Papua New Guinea
Aren't compasses amazing? They help us find our way because the needle always point North. This is because Planet Earth is basically one giant this.
magnet; planet earth has a solid iron core
Finish the lyrics: The whales in the sea swim _____________, the fish in the sea swim ________________.
up and down
side to side
Pierre, Ned, Conseil and Captain Nemo spent some time looking at a beautiful coral reef. The hard, stone-like structure is what these small animals leave behind. Think if it as their skeletons!
coral polyps
The Nautilus got stuck on a coral reef for several days in its journey. What was it that finally helped the submarine break free from the coral reef?
the changing tides
By the end of the story, Professor Pierre is very happy to be back on land. Where does Professor Pierre work?
Paris Museum of Natural History
This continent produces the worlds most expensive and beautiful pearls
Sharks are a very unique animal of the ocean. Their skeleton especially, because it makes them this type of fish.
Cartilagenous