2. Creatures From the Sea By Room 2 Children – March 2010

3. Its light is for fish to come to it and then it kills the fish. Then it eats it. It has sharp teeth. Hamish The Deep Sea Angler Fish

4. Whale sharks are the biggest fish on earth. Allysa Whale Shark

5. Hammer head sharks eat fish. Cameron Hammer Head Shark

6. A ray moves through the water by waving its fins up and down. Courteney Stingray

7. A blue shark usually hunts alone. Rhys Blue Shark

8. Crayfish is my second favourite fish. I don’t like to eat one. I wish I liked them. Karn Crayfish

9. The swordfish eats fish, shellfish and squid. Jack Swordfish

10. A barracuda uses its sharp teeth to catch prey. Harry Barracuda

11. When squid are in danger they squirt out black ink so that they can get away. Geordie The Squid

12. An octopus has 8 arms. When it is in danger it can change colour to blend in with the coral reef. Willy The Octopus

13. I like spotted drum fish. They sound like a drum. Bethany The Spotted Drum Fish

14. Balloon fish fill up with water and poke their spines out when something disturbs them. Hannah The Balloon Fish

15. An adult blue whale may weigh up to 130 tonnes and measures 30 metres in length. Olivia Blue Whale

16. In Maori seahorses are called manaia. Seahorses hang on to the seaweed with their tails. Did you know that seahorses are a fish? Stella Sea Horse

17. Humpback whales can leap out of the water. Tayla The Humpback Whale

18. Crabs can run sideways. Isabel The Crab

19. The new born calf is pushed to the top of the sea to take its first breath of air. Courtney The Dolphin

20. The sea snake usually swallows fish headfirst. Sea snakes move quickly through the water by pushing their broad tail from side to side. Georgia The Sea Snake

21. A sea monkey looks like a monkey. Makayla The Sea Monkey

22. A cats eye is a kind of sea snail. Maddi The Sea Snail

23. Thank you for reading our fact book about creatures from the sea. Thank you to Howick Intermediate School for this Power Point Format provided in the nine tools in 90 minutes CD from the Learning@school 2010 Conference.