Morning Starters: Spring 2 - The Deep
Did You Know?
Jacques Cousteau was a famous French ocean explorer, whose documentaries introduced millions of people to the underwater world. He helped invent the first scuba diving device in 1943. His wife, Simone, was the first woman scuba diver and aquanaut. She helped buy their beloved ship, the Calypso, and saved it during a storm.
Credit: BBC - The Usung Life of Simone cousteau
Word Challenge
The prefix ‘aqua-‘ comes from Latin and means ‘water.’
Use a dictionary to record the meanings of the following words:
1) aquamarine
2) aqualung
3) aquanaut
Grammar Challenge
Number Challenge
Over a period of 8 days, Jacques and Simone surveyed the ocean floor. During the first 3 days, they counted 120 different marine creatures. Over the next 5 days, they counted a total of 200 different marine creatures.
What was the average number of marine creatures that the aquanauts counted per day over the survey period?
Critical Thinking
Where in the world would you like to explore and why?