Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus "Tale or Truth?"

Objective: Students will learn about the Northwestern tree Octopus and explore other website to find out the validity of the information.

Activities and Procedures:

Go to the website http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

click on this link to see pictures of differentImages for the northwestern tree octopus types of tree octopus'

Answer the following questions by navigating through the page provide above.

1.What is a Northwestern Tree Octopus? Where can you find them? Why do they live in a tree instead of the ocean?

2. Design your route of getting to the Pacific Northwest to see the octopus by mapping your route through  //www.mapquest.com/routeplanner/

3. Read more about the Tree Octopus in these following links provided.
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/animals/comments/4350/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Northwest_tree_octopus
Does the tree octopus truly exist?