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Wonderful Whales

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Primary marine biologists consider the largest living animals on Earth, the whales. Introduce them to general anatomy, unique adaptations, and behaviors. Teach them to sing a song that will help them remember some of these facts....
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Who am I?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
A matching activity on some common marine mammals is here for you. In it, 12 animals such as polar bears and seals are found. Each of the animals has a colorful and accurate picture associated with it. The bonus question at the bottom...
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Word Search: Common Marine Mammals

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young oceanographers find these common marine mammals in a word search. Each of the eighteen mammals has a bright, but accurate representation of each on the worksheet. Also, there is an answer key at the bottom. Well done!
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Dolphins Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this dolphins worksheet, students analyze 10 clues pertaining to dolphins. Students fit the answers from the word box into a crossword puzzle.
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Dolphin Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this dolphins worksheet, learners read 10 definitions of words that pertain to dolphins. Students match these definitions with vocabulary words in a word box.
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Steller Sea Lions

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Steller sea lions worksheet, students read information and do activities on four pages. Students put life cycle events in chronological order.
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Who Am I?: Marine Mammals

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this science worksheet, students will identify 12 different marine mammals. Each animal is realistically depicted in a color illustration.
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Marine Mammal Diving Reflex

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders discuss marine mammal diving reflex, and measure pulse rate while holding their breath under three conditions: control, warm water, and ice water to determine if humans exhibit marine mammal diving reflex.
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Sound for Sight

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars study echolocation and understand how dolphins use it to locate prey, escape predators, and navigate their environment. They view a video, "In the Wild-Dolphins with Robin Williams" and see first hand how dolphins...
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Reading- Whales (Online Interactive)

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this whales worksheet, students read a short text and learn about different kinds of whales. Students then read 8 sentences and answer "yes" or "no". This is an online interactive worksheet.
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Which Mammal Group?

For Students 5th - 8th
In this mammals activity, students match 6 animal pictures to one of the six common mammal groups such as marsupials, rodents, and primates.
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Common Marine Mammals Word Search

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this science worksheet, learners find the names of 20 common marine mammals in a word search puzzle. The word bank has a detailed color drawing of each mammal.
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Bottlenose Dolphin

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this science worksheet, learners learn facts about the bottlenose dolphin by reading an informative paragraph. Students then color the picture.
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Seal Picture

For Students K - 1st
In this seal coloring worksheet, students color a picture of a seal. There are no directions given and there are no words on this worksheet.
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Dolphins

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate dolphins. They complete a Webquest, explore various websites, listen to audio clips of dolphin sounds, play an online puzzle game, answer discussion questions, and read and evaluate newspaper articles about...
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The Sights and Sounds of Orcas

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students investigate the orca whale. They participate in an online Webquest, listen to whale vocalizations online, answer discussion questions, and locate and read newspaper articles on marine mammals and orca whales.
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Oddball Out: Birds, Fishes, Marine Mammals

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this science worksheet, students analyze 4 animal pictures in a row. Students circle the animal which is different from the others. There are 4 rows of pictures. Answers are provided upside down at the bottom of the page.
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Shadow Know-How: Marine Animals

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
For this fill in the blank worksheet, students identify the names of ten marine mammals by analyzing their outlines in shadow pictures.
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Shadow Know-How

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this fill in the blank worksheet, students identify the names of ten different marine mammals by analyzing their outlines in shadow pictures.
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Easy Whales Crossword Puzzle

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this vocabulary worksheet, students examine facts about whales by solving a 6 clue crossword puzzle. Students also color the picture.