Jacques Cousteau

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Jacques Cousteau
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Summary

The French explorer who helped invent scuba diving, filmed the ocean's hidden world, and taught people everywhere to love and protect the sea.

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Discussion

The French explorer who helped invent scuba diving, filmed the ocean's hidden world, and taught people everywhere to love and protect the sea.

  1. What did Jacques Cousteau help invent so people could explore underwater?
  2. How did his films change the way people saw the ocean?
  3. Why is it important to protect the sea?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: explorer, ocean, conservation.

Try it: Draw a sea creature Cousteau might have filmed and label where in the ocean it lives.