Has Anyone Seen One Alive?: teacher key

Giant Squid, grade 4 edition, written for 4th grade. Yes. Learn when people first photographed and filmed a live giant squid, how big those squid were, and how they live in the deep sea.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. When were the first photographs of a live giant squid in the ocean reported?
   • September 2005 (answer)
   • July 2012
   • June 2019
2. What did the scientists in 2019 use to bring the squid close?
   • A fishing net
   • An e-jelly lure (answer)
   • A loud horn
3. About how long was the squid in the 2005 photographs?
   • Eight centimetres
   • Eighty metres
   • Eight metres (answer)
4. What eats mostly squid?
   • Sperm whales (answer)
   • Sea stars
   • Penguins
5. Why might eyes that let in lots of light help a giant squid?
   • It can notice faint shapes in dim water (answer)
   • It can sing
   • It can climb

Words

• submersible: small sea vehicle
• tentacles: long feeding arms
• lure: a fake bait
• photographs: camera pictures
• beak: hard mouth