Audio
PBS

Ocean Adventures: Slideshow Orca Attack

9th - 10th
Site showcases a deadly encounter between a gray whale and pod of orcas, a scene rarely witnessed by researchers.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Into the Deep: America, Whaling, and the World

9th - 10th
Trace the history of the American whaling industry from the 17th century, through to its demise in the decades following the American Civil War. [01:20:00] (2010)
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Guess How Whales Hear!

Pre-K - 1st
This video segment explores how one marine biologist used the scientific process to discover how whales hear. [5:58]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Wild Kratts: Adventures With Whales

1st - 3rd
The Kratt brothers take us on their boat to go whale watching and teach us some facts about whales. [1:26]
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Ancient Whale Relative Gave Birth on Land

9th - 10th
Fossil remains of an ancient pregnant whale suggest that the animal gave birth on land some 47.5 million years ago. [57 secs]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: Know How? Weigh a Whale

3rd - 8th
So how do you go about weighing a 50 ton animal? PBS site explores how to weigh this mammoth creature by inviting you to come along with David and Anthony as they try to come up with the best way to do it.