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THE YOUNG ADVENTURER’S GAME BOOKLET

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3-6 yearsLook for this sign , it shows you questions adapted to your age.

1. Observe the diver and circle the equipment used to go under the water:

2. Match the right answer.This gigantic tank is:

More than 30 meters deep

Less than 10 meters deep

More than 10 meters deep

The Ocean Pole : Conquer the great depths

and solve the mystery of deep sea diving.

The Abyssal Aquarium holds 350,000 liters

of water for more than 1,200 fish! It is the

deepest in Europe!

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3. Match the picture of the animal to its type of movement:

Generally drift along with the current, I have bell or saucer shaped bodies made of jelly like substance, which is often transparent. I use my tentacles to catch my prey!

There are different ways animals can

move about in the water.

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Walking

A system of ballast

Vibrates little fins (dorsal fins) on its back

4. Who am I?

Can you draw me…?3-6 years

ÉTAGE 1

Tropical species of varying shapes and

colors…

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6. Link the shadow to the corresponding animal:

A horseshoe-crab

A hound shark

An undulate ray

5. Fish riddle:

• I have white stripes but I am not

a Zebra

• I am also called anemonefish

• I live in the warm waters

• My name is reminiscent of a main

circus character’s costume

I am…

Can you color me?

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Arrival

Departure

7. What a labyrinth!Will you find your way without rubbing the anemones?

8. What a mess!How many starfish in this jumble?

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Color this seabed.3-6 years

If you you can share it on

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Color this seabed.

citedelamer.comlike your drawing, La Cité de la Mer’s Facebook page.

The Submarine Pole : Try your hand at being a submari-

ner as you embark on Le Redoutable, the largest sub-

marine open to the public in the world.

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9. Le Redoutable can be compared to various animals, can you guess them?

As the , Le Redoutable is blind when diving as It doesn’t

have any porthole or light.

It can hear as well as a thanks to its sonar.

As , its hydrodynamic shape is ideal to move under the

water.

Its dark color allows it, as the to hide itself in

the environment.

10. Complete Le Redoutable’s identity card.

I am the jewel of Navy.

My length is the same as a football

field :

8,000 t is my

Domicile :

This year I am years old.

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Titanic, Return to Cherbourg an exhibition to re-

live the only crossing of the legendary vessel and

become a witness of this historic voyage.

12. On the map below, trace the Titanic’s trip:

13. What struck the Titanic before sinking?

11. Imagine…you move house with your parents, but there is no place for luggage.

You can only bring three objects. What do you choose?

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3-6 years

Drawing with dots.

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14. Connect the dots from 1 to 42 and letters from A to Z, you will be able to color two fish from La Cité de la Mer’s

aquarium.

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A B C D E

F G H I

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B >

C >

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> F> G

> H

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15. Complete these sea crosswords.

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Come and pick up your Adventurer diploma from

La Cité de la Mer.

16. Link each submarine with its maximum depth:

60 meters

300 meters

6,000 meters

The Great Gallery of Men and Machines: a unique

collection of submersibles.Answers : 1. Diving mask, scuba tank, wet suit, palms / 2. More than 10 meters/ 3. Pearly nautilus: a system of ballast; hippocampus: Vibrates little fins (dorsal fins) on its back; spider crab: walking / 4. Jellyfish/ 5. Clown fish/ 8. 4 / 9. Mole; cat; fish; chameleon / 10. French Navy ; 128 m length ; 8,000 t weight ; La Cité de la Mer, 50 years / 12. United Kingdom > France > Ireland > sinking / 13. Iceberg / 14.abyssal monkfish; an undulate ray / 15. A = Titanic; B = shark; C = ray; D = anemone; E = Redoubtable; F = horseshoe-crab; G = hippocampus; H = grouper; I = jellyfish / 16. Globule = 300 m ; Nautile = 6,000 m ; Total Sub = 60 m