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The Midnight Zone

From Octonauts · 2010

The Midnight Zone
11 min2nd3rd4thScience
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Summary

When the Octonauts meet the the midnight zone, they set out to learn how this ocean creature lives — where it makes its home, what it eats, and the special features and behaviors that help it survive. A full Octonauts “Creature Report” episode, an easy drop-in for a life-science lesson on animals, habitats, and adaptations.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Every Octonauts adventure ends with a “Creature Report.” In this one, the crew investigates the the midnight zone and what makes it suited to life in the ocean.

  1. What special features or behaviors help the the midnight zone survive in the ocean?
  2. How is the the midnight zone's ocean habitat different from where you live? What would it need to survive there?
  3. The deep sea is dark, cold, and under crushing pressure. What special features let the the midnight zone live where almost nothing else can?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: deep sea, pressure, adaptation, habitat, survive.

Try it: Draw the the midnight zone and label one feature that helps it survive. Write one sentence explaining how that feature helps it eat, move, or stay safe.