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Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey Bay Aquarium: Blue Whale (Balenoptera Musculus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource that gives information on the diet, range, relatives of the blue whale. Conservation notes and cool facts are also included. There are links to similar information on dozens of other types of marine life.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: Tale of a Whale and Why It Can Be Told

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teachers can download this comprehensive teaching package in which students work like marine biologists studying the North Atlantic right whale. As part of this learning exercise, students will research field photographs of one of these...
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Beluga Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference tool provides an overview of the beluga whale with details on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Right Whale Dolphins

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on right whale dolphins with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Hector's Beaked Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on Hector's beaked whales with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Are Blue Whales So Enormous?

For Students 9th - 10th
Blue whales are the largest animals on the planet, but what helps them grow to the length of a basketball court? Asha de Vos explains why the size of krill make them the ideal food for the blue whale. [5:21]
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Arnoux's Beaked Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover useful information about Arnoux's beaked whales including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Do Whales Sing?

For Students 9th - 10th
Stephanie Sardelis decodes the evocative melodies composed by the world's largest mammals, whales. [5:12]
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Seeker

Seeker: This Beached Whale's Stomach Was Filled With Plastic Bags

For Students 9th - 10th
A tragic story comes out of Norway of a whale that could not be saved from debris that had been consumed.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Heaviside's Dolphins

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the Heaviside's dolphin with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Pacific White Sided Dolphins

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on Pacific white-sided dolphins with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Narwhals

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fascinating information about narwhals that includes a description, range, habitat, behavior, diet, breeding habits, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Spectacled Porpoises

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference tool provides an overview of the spectacled porpoise with details on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Finless Porpoises

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference tool provides an overview of the finless porpoise with details on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Hourglass Dolphins

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference tool features useful information on the hourglass dolphin with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Dusky Dolphins

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference tool provides an overview of the dusky dolphin with details on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Irrawaddy Dolphins

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference tool features useful information on the Irrawaddy dolphin with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
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Exploring Nature

Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Oceans of the World

For Students 3rd - 8th
A set of illustrated fact pages, and some activity sheets, on coral reefs, tidal pools, and ocean ecosystems. Find maps, graphic organizers, and a movie link to tidal zones. Hyperlinks to specialized vocabulary words are also provided....