Belvedere Library

Read ORCA article about filming the Giant Squid. 

National Geographic article about Giant Squids

Log onto Britannica School. Search for GIANT SQUID. Read about it. 

Watch this footage of the Giant Squid in the ocean. 

Watch this TED Talk video about how scientists found the Giant Squid. 

The author and illustrator of Giant Squid talk about their book on All the Wonders Podcast. Listen to their interview. 

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Think about: How did they write and draw about something that is still a new discovery or something scientists don't know a lot about? 

There are a number of ‘mythical’ animals that we don’t really know if they exist, such as the Loch Ness Monster, Big Foot, or the Kraken of Scandinavian sea lore.

Have—and how have—researchers tried to determine the existence of these animals in the past? Direct observation, talking to people, taking photographs, setting up motion cameras, looking for evidence or signs left behind, etc. What steps would you need to take to prove the existence of one of these creatures to the world? Which books or journals would you reference for research? Which experts would you want to contact or read about? 

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Prepare a “research timeline” for the steps you’d need to take, something like this timeline that author Melissa Stewart wrote when researching and writing her book No Monkeys, No Chocolate. Title it “Research Steps for Proving the Existence of a Mythical Creature.”

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(This activity is from Giant Squid STEM lesson plan. Click here to see the entire plan.)