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Wheelock College: Welcome to Whale Net

For Students 9th - 10th
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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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Humpback Whale

For Students 9th - 10th
When we hear of whale song, we typically think of the Humpback whale. Read this detailed fact sheet to see what else you can learn about this famous whale.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Planet Ocean: Blue Whale

For Students 9th - 10th
This webpage provides a nice description of the Blue Whale along with several photos.
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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Killer Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about killer whales.
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Save the Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
The Blue Whale, Beluga Whale, Southern Right Whale, Gray Whale, and Sperm Whale are endangered. Find out why in this informative and colorful site.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Humpback Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
A very informative article that answers questions related to characteristics of the humpback whale plus life cycle, ecology, behavioral adaptations and conservation. The migratory patterns of this whale are also tracked.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Right Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive article that answers a number of questions about the right whale. Questions deal with characteristics, life cycle, ecology and conservation. This site also contains lessons and activities that can be used in the...
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Whale Net: Teacher Resources

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Site consists of a page of links helpful to any teacher desiring to do an interdisciplinary unit on whales.
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Fossils and the Origin of Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Through fossils scientists have been able to study the evolution of whales. Read this article to take a closer look at the details.
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: New Threats Endanger Great Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
An article addressing new worries of the already endangered population of great whales of the world.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Gray Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive presentation that answers a number of questions about gray whales. In addition, there are challenge questions, lessons, and activities that can be used in the classroom. the migratory pattern of this whale is also tracked.
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Encounters: Wild Explorer: Humpback Whale

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll down to Humpback Whale for resources for "Sights and Sounds" and "The Show-Off Cetacean". Anthropologist, Richard Nelson, uncovers fascinating facts about the humpback whale as the viewer listens to their sounds and watches a...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Is That a Whale?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson will increase student knowledge of whale anatomy and habitat while using the Internet for information gathering.
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NOAA

Noaa: Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises (Order Cetacea)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the over 70 species of Cetaceans, or whales, dolphins, and porpoises in the ocean. Read about their behaviors, strandings, and their special sense: echolocation
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Pbs Teachers: The Great Whales: Make a "Blubber Glove"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine the whale's layer of insulating fat, known as blubber, and test the effectiveness of fat as an insulator. Discuss how humans use insulating materials to protect themselves from exposure to cold temperatures.
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National Park Service: New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the lives of the men and women in New Bedford. Massachusetts, in the heyday of whaling.
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Beluga Whale

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about beluga whales. Besides finding detailed physical descriptions of these mammals of the sea, you'll also learn about some of their unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Mammal Fact Sheet on beluga...
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Zoology: Gray Whale

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the gray whale: physical characteristics, behavior, reproduction, distribution, threats, species survival status, etc. (Published March 1, 2010)
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Pbs: Whale Watcher

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS site invites you to join Jean-Michel Cousteau's team as they journey along with a team of gray whales as they make their way to Alaska.
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Field Trip Earth: Whale Sharks

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fascinating facts about the whale shark and see what actual scientists do in the field when they study this animal off the coast of Tanzania.
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Conservation Biology: Long Finned Pilot Whale

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the long-finned pilot whale, a member of the dolphin family. Covers physical features, lifespan, reproduction, behavior, diet, distribution, habitat, its conservation status, and efforts being taken to protect it....
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Gray Whale Migration Study

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow gray whales as they make their long journey from Mexico to their feeding grounds in the Arctic. This webpage gives students background information and up to date news about the migration of the gray whales. Also, students can...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Oh Noah!: Games in Videos: A Whale Tale

For Students K - 1st
Find out how Noah ends up in the mouth of a whale, and learn the Spanish words for some sea creatures and some sea trash.
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The Whale Hunt

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting display of the modern epic of a whale hunt by Inupiat Eskimos. Follow the hunt from preparation to the end in these pictures from Jonathan Harris. Be sure to click on the topics on the left of the screen to read about how...

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