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Handout
MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Pygmy Killer Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference tool features useful information on the pygmy killer whale with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
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Curated OER

Cupid Astride Dolphin

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of pictures of Roman mosaics taken from Roman ruins and sites in England. If you click on "Find Out More," you will get a print bibliography.
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Curated OER

Atlantic Bottlenosed Dolphin

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides two pages which briefly explore the variety of species of marine mammals.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Melon Headed Whale

For Students 4th - 8th
This dark gray species is actually in the black dolphin family. It is smaller than almost all the other North American members of this family and is approximately the size of a bottlenose dolphin. Learn more about the Peponocephala...
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Sei Whale

For Students 4th - 8th
Unlike other rorquals, Sei whales have a dolphin-like dorsal fin. They are also unusual in using two different methods to fill their mouths with water during feeding - they both gulp and skim-feed. Learn more about the Balaenoptera...
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Dwarf Sperm Whale

For Students 4th - 8th
The dwarf sperm whale is similar to the pygmy sperm whale, but is smaller and has a larger, taller dorsal fin, higher on its back, that looks like the dorsal fin of a bottlenose dolphin. Dwarf sperm whales live in small social groups....
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Website
Royal British Colombia Museum (Canada)

Kids Page: Whales [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
An activity handout for students on the topic of the varied species of whales, dolphins and porpoises found in British Columbia. The handout is in PDF format.
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Website
Other

Sea Sky: Reef Life

For Students 9th - 10th
The coral reef, its composition and inhabitants are explored here in detail. With additional information about the life that inhabits a coral reef.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Cutest Animal Finalists

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares the information about animals that students have voted as being "the cutest" in a Weekly Reader contest. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with the "The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island" by Jessica McBirney, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Handout
Other

Shedd Aquarium: Animal Facts

For Students 4th - 8th
Animal facts and care for animals located at the Shedd aquarium.
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Website
Other

Sdnhm: Shark Friends Home Page

For Students 3rd - 8th
Educational site that is dedicated to educating people about sharks. Contains tons of learning exercises and activities about sharks, conservation and other sea creatures!
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Interactive
University of Washington

University of Washington: Brains, Brains, Brains

For Students 9th - 10th
Have some fun with this site and see if you can find out which brain picture goes with each of the nine animals named. Answers provided.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Whales Elementary Games for Learning Terms

For Students 3rd - 8th
Match the squares and learn key whale terms. Fun with immediate feedback.
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Article
Smithsonian Institution

Kids'castle: The Tail of the Whale

For Students 9th - 10th
A great article abstract about Orca whales. Use this site to learn how whales travel great distances, and about the personal struggle of one baby orca.
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Unit Plan
Other

Neo K12 Education: Marine Animals

For Students 1st - 5th
Learn about marine animals with fun, interactive, educational videos, games, quizzes, and activities.
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Handout
Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife: Humpback Whales

For Students 3rd - 8th
This concise site looks at the size, population, lifespan, habitat, range, and diet of the humpback whale.
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Handout
Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Dugong

For Students 9th - 10th
Unique Australian Animals introduces you to the dugong or sea cow, an mammal that is similar to the manatees found in Florida.
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Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Auditory Communication

For Students 3rd - 8th
Describing some of the reasons that animals make sounds, this website gives concrete examples that make acoustic (auditory) communication easy to understand.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Language Guide: Los Animales Del Mar

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Curated OER

Unesco: Costa Rica: Cocos Island National Park

For Students 9th - 10th
Cocos Island National Park, located 550 km off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, is the only island in the tropical eastern Pacific with a tropical rainforest. Its position as the first point of contact with the northern equatorial...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Brazil: Central Amazon Conservation Complex

For Students 9th - 10th
The Central Amazon Conservation Complex makes up the largest protected area in the Amazon Basin (over 6 million hectares) and is one of the planet’s richest regions in terms of biodiversity. It also includes an important sample of varzea...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Unesco: Brazil: Atlantic Islands: Fernando De Noronha & Atol Das Rocas Reserves

For Students 9th - 10th
Peaks of the Southern Atlantic submarine ridge form the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and Rocas Atoll off the coast of Brazil. They represent a large proportion of the island surface of the South Atlantic and their rich waters are...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Greek Coin

For Students 9th - 10th
In the reign of Philip of Macedon, the coinage of Greece had attained its full development, having a perfect reverse. One of the earliest specimens of the complete coin is a beautiful medal struck at Syracuse, with the head of Proserpine...

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