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Carcharocles megalodon (or
Otodus megalodon for some researchers) was the largest predatory shark to ever swim in Earth’s seas. Scientific evidence points to megalodon having lived between 16 million and 2.6 million years ago, going extinct at the end of the Pliocene Epoch when the world’s oceans were much colder than today’s. Reconstruction of a 16m megalodon. Illustration by Oliver Demuth/Jack Cooper
Over the years, severalresearch papers have estimated meg’s size. Its teeth are shaped like large, flat triangles with serrated edges much like the teeth of living white sharks. White sharks, along with mako sharks and the porbeagle shark all belong in the family Lamnidae and are referred to as “lamnids”.
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Kim’s Korner: Educational things to watch
The 10 Best Educational YouTube Channels for Kids
SciShow and give your child the ability to “explore the unexpected.
This week, I decided to find educational for kids to watch. It is winter, we have COVID, and kids are inside a lot, so that’s where I started.
I first went straight to the Insider.com and found many different things to do along with things to watch. I first went in with Educational shows for kids that can help them learn. This site has links that go to PBS and Disney.
Of course at first glance, it looks like some of the stuff is only for the smaller children, but on further looks, there are things for many ages. Projects like Walking water, Ice Science, Water Ice Towers, Weather, Sled Dog Dash using text clues, Fish Force with friction and force, and there are many articles that parents can read to help their children learn.
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