Explorers FinTastic Sharks_Mermaids Purse Identification Key 438mmx 310mm

The Mermaids Purse Identification Key (438mmx 310mm) is an excellent resource where teachers and children can work individually or as teams on the seashore or in the classroom to identify shark and skate egg cases found on the shoreline. It is recommended that the 2-page key is printed on an A3 sheet and cut to size.

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10793/1889

Description

The Mermaids Purse Identification Key (438mmx 310mm) is an excellent resource where teachers and children can work individually, or as teams on the seashore or in the classroom to identify shark and skate egg cases found on the shoreline. It is recommended that the 2-page key is printed on an A3 sheet and cut to size. The key provides ten of the most popular egg cases of skates and sharks found on the seashore in Ireland. The pictures of the egg cases are grouped based on their features, and images are based on their real size to help children easily identify them. The key is colour-coded and encourages children to use their logic to work out the types of species cases based on their description of size, colour, shape and special features. Images of the adult species and links to citizen science projects are also provided, encouraging children to register data collected about the mermaid's purses they have found.

Citation

Dromgool-Regan, C. and McCrea, M. (2024). Explorers FinTastic Sharks_Mermaids Purse Identification Key 438mmx 310mm, Marine Institute, Galway, Ireland