Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Blue Whale (Balenoptera Musculus)
Resource that gives information on the diet, range, relatives of the blue whale. Conservation notes and cool facts are also included. There are links to similar information on dozens of other types of marine life.
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara
Kids Do Ecology: Marine Mammals
This resource provides information about marine mammals.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Marine Ecosystems Exhibit
Take an online tour of the Smithsonian's "Exploring Marine Ecosystems" exhibit. Learn about coral reefs and look behind the scenes as scientists maintain the model ecosystems.
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Vancouver Aquarium/career as a Marine Biologist
Practical information about becoming a marine biologist. Site includes brief interviews with two professionals. Has listing of Canadian colleges with degrees in marine biology.
Language Guide
Language Guide: Los Animales Del Mar (Spanish)
This resource provides colorful pictures of sea animals interact with audio and the written vocabulary word as you move your mouse over the picture. This vocabulary would compliment a science unit on marine life.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Humpback Whales
Discover useful information about humpback whales including description, behavior, evolution, communication, range, habitat, diet, mating, and conservation status.
NOAA
Noaa: Ocean Facts on Marine Mammals
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration sponsors this introductory article and related links that tell why marine mammals are valued by the public for their great aesthetic, recreational and economic significance.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: Tale of a Whale and Why It Can Be Told
Teachers can download this comprehensive teaching package in which young scholars work like marine biologists studying the North Atlantic right whale. As part of this learning exercise, students will research field photographs of one of...
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Neo K12 Education: Marine Animals
Learn about marine animals with fun, interactive, educational videos, games, quizzes, and activities.
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Wheelock College: Welcome to Whale Net
Students and teachers will love investigating this whale of a resource! Lesson plans, activities, and some impressive stories of satellite tagging make this award-winning site. Find out about Erden Eruc, a man from Seattle who has given...
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New Bedford Whaling Museum: William Bradford: Sailing Ships and Arctic Seas
Online exhibit of the life and work of nineteenth-century American marine artist William Bradford, whose lifelong interest in the sea led him north from New Bedford to Labrador and to the Arctic Ocean. See examples of Bradford's...
Tramline
Tramline, Inc.: Virtual Ocean Field Trip
In this enchanting site, students will learn basic principles about oceans and will be introduced to an assortment of sea life, both plant and animal. Other interesting ocean links can be found on the teacher resource section of this link.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Oceans Alive: Whale Dreams
You can click on whale spotting in Australia, types of whales, global whale sanctuary and whale songs. View maps and diagrams that can help you spot whales.
NOAA
Noaa: Fisheries: Cetaceans: Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises
Learn more about the marine mammal group of cetaceans. Take a look at their status on the Endangered list and find out what situations put them on that list.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Southern Right Whales
Discover useful information about southern right whales including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Sei Whales
Discover useful information about sei whales including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Blue Whales
Discover useful information about blue whales including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Minke Whale
Discover useful information about minke whales including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Humpback Whale O Logy Card
OLogy cards are like virtual baseball cards about all kinds of science topics. This one is about the Humpback Whale and it contains information about the habitat, diet, and other ecological information. See if you can answer a few...
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Gray Whale
Discover useful information about gray whales including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: North Atlantic Right Whales
Discover useful information about North Atlantic right whales including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Beluga Whales
Illustrated reference tool provides an overview of the beluga whale with details on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: False Killer Whales
Illustrated reference tool provides an overview of the false killer whale with details on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Melon Headed Whales
Illustrated reference tool features useful information on the melon-headed whale with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.