1. Since Cryptozoology is not considered legitimate, why learn about it?
Typically the scientific community’s view is
that these organism do not exist.
Since Cryptozoology is not considered
legitimate, why learn about it?
Three Reasons
1) To better understand legitimate biology/zoology.
2) To apply the scientific method to this topic.
3) Because it is weirdly interesting 
Lesson Focus
(Aquatic Cryptids)
1) Megalodon Shark
2) Giant Squid
3) Sea Serpents
4) Champ
5) Loch Ness Monster

2. Giant Anaconda Real or Hoax?
Some people claim to have seen gigantic anacondas.
It is claimed that these snakes are related to extinct Titanoboas

3. Science Notes SPI 0807.5.1 (Classification) Sea Monsters
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Notes
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Sea Monsters
Plausible or Not?
Fact: About 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by oceans.
Fact: These oceans are very deep.
Average depth of all oceans is about 2.6 miles
Pacific: deepest part, about 6.8 miles (Mariana Trench)
Atlantic: deepest part, about 5.3 miles (Puerto Rico Trench)
Oceans are home to the largest animal to ever live (Blue Whale)

4. (Largest Animal to Ever Live)
Blue Whale
(Largest Animal to Ever Live)
Size Comparison
Blue Whale and The US Space Shuttle
Size Comparison
Blue Whale and Human
Size Comparison
Blue Whale and School Buses

5. Some weird looking creatures live in the deep ocean
Deep Sea Facts
Some weird looking creatures live in the deep ocean

6. Coelacanth (a “living fossil”)
Famous cryptids that turned out to be real
Coelacanth (a “living fossil”)
Due to fossil evidence, these fish were thought to be extinct
Coelacanth fossils are around 80 million years old

7. Notes Megalodon Shark SPI 0807.5.1 (Classification) Science
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Megalodon Shark
Fact: Fossils (mostly jaws) of a gigantic shark have been found
Fact: Scientists think these huge sharks went extinct millions of years ago.
Some people claim that this species is still alive today.
Described as follows:
Same general shape and behavior as a Great White shark
Much bigger than any Great White shark
About 100 feet in length
Very grumpy

8. Megalodon Shark
(size comparison)

9. Science Notes Sea Serpents Real or Hoax?
SPI (Classification)
SPI (Biodiversity)
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Sea Serpents
Real or Hoax?
alleged to be an unknown large marine animal possibly related to normal sized sea snakes.

10. Notes Loch Ness Monster SPI 0807.5.1 (Classification) Science
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Loch Ness Monster
is alleged to be an unknown marine animal possibly related to a long-necked aquatic reptile (dinosaur) called a plesiosaur
It reportedly lives in a large lake in Scotland (Loch Ness)
Described as follows:
has a long neck and flippers
is brown or black colored
is very large (about 30 feet long and about 8 feet wide)
breaths under water
has been reported to walk on land occasionally
Also known as "Nessie"

11. Loch Ness Monster Picture
SPI (Classification)
SPI (Biodiversity)
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Loch Ness Monster Picture
…Real or Hoax?

12. Notes Plesiosaur (Drawing) SPI 0807.5.1 (Classification) Science
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Plesiosaur
(Drawing)

13. Loch Ness Monster Notes SPI 0807.5.1 (Classification) Science
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Science
Loch Ness Monster

14. Loch Ness Monster Notes SPI 0807.5.1 (Classification) Science
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Loch Ness Monster