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cephalopodcast
Jul 23rd, 2007, 11:03pm
Posted about this on my blog (http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/2007/07/23/scholastic-squids-and-the-dast-ly-hallows/), but also wanted to summarize it here. Scholastic (http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/home.jsp) has an interactive Science Exploration (http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorations/index.htm) website on giant squid:

Investigating The Giant Squid: Mysterious Cephalopods of the Sea (http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorations/squid/) :archi:

Student features include basic external and internal anatomy, an interview/slideshow with Dr. Neil Landman from the American Museum of Natural History and squid news. A teacher guide (http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorations/tguide/squid.htm) is also available.

tonmo
Jul 24th, 2007, 09:07pm
Excellent find cephalopodcast -- thanks for sharing here! It's actually a really great site. I learned some things there, I'd be willing to bet most of us would! For example, the simple jet propulsion illustration pointed out how squid close their mantle cavity after drawing in water there. Didn't know that was part of the process...