Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Beluga Balancing Act

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners study beluga whale populations and the issues they face.  In this beluga instructional activity students compare the issues that the whales are facing and name ways people can help.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What is Cultural Evolution?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students comprehend what is meant by Cultural Evolution and that it primarily applies at Human Evolution, but that there are examples in higher mammals such as a killer whales, dolphins and great apes of particular groups by exploring...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Orca United Nations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the differences between sets of data and explain how organisms are adapted to their environment.  In this marine mammals instructional activity students analyze data based on set criteria. 
Handout
Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife: Killer Whale

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise site from that looks at the size, population, lifespan, range, habitat and diet of the Killer Whale.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Jean Michel Cousteau: Parasite Perils Data Analysis Game

For Teachers 7th - 8th
This lesson is designed for Grades 7 and 8 and has young scholars gather and analyze data from research on salmon populations and the impact of the sea louse on their survival rates. They then apply their findings by looking at how orca...