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Baby Shamu Suit

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars name and describe the functions of the whale body parts. They create killer whale suits out of paper grocery bags, and role-play whale behavior.
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Mammals of the Deep Blue

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study ocean mammals. They explore various websites and databases to answer questions and record answers about whales and dolphins. Finally they use the information obtained to write a report about them.
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Let's Visit Hervey Bay

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners explore the concept of saving files on the computer.  For this computer technology and science lesson, students download pictures, facts, and sounds of whales and save them to a disk.  Learners then discuss the information they...
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Whale: Days and Months

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this whales calendar worksheet, students read the names of the days of the week and the months of the year, each inside a whale shape. There are no directions.
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Whale in the Sky

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students gain a greater understanding of Native Americans and why they build totem poles. They listen to a story and then create a similar story of their own.
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Whale Migration - The Long Journey

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Marine biology learners examine right whale sighting data from the WhaleNet website. They plot the data on a map and write down the number of adults and calves spotted. Questions accompany the data analysis activity, making this a...
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Whale Is Stuck

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students engage in the process of problem solving with the help of children's literature story of how the whale was trapped and then freed. The story illustrates the power of teamwork and commitment. The students practice the skill of...
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The Beluga Whale, Otters

For Students 5th - 6th
In these internet activity worksheets, students complete research related to the Beluga Whale and otters. Student are able to answer questions by following directions to help them navigate around a website.
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Marine Fisheries Management

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Almost 200 slides make this a vast collection! It is a quirky collection, titled "Marine Fisheries Management," but having little to do with that occupation. What you will find are two-toned blue backgrounds with no pictures, but a few...
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Whale Terms

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this whale terms word search, students locate 14 vocabulary terms having to do with whales. A word bank is provided. No indication whether or not the words can be found diagonally. This appears to be student-made.
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Whale dot to dot 1-10

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this connect the dots worksheet, students create a whale by connecting the dots. Students do this for numbers 1 through 10.
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Make Words

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In this making words worksheet, students make as many English words as they can from the letters found in the words bow head whale.
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How Big is a Blue?

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Whales are all big, but some are larger than others! Kids will love sorting the 10 whale species by size at their desk (whale cut-outs provided). Next, use a whale rope to visualize how long each of these whales actually is. A large...
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Blue Whales

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this comprehension learning exercise, students read a 1-page expository text about blue whales and then complete 3 short answer and 2 multiple choice questions.
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Big on Blubber: How do Whales Stay Warm?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore biology by conducting a science experiment in class. In this whale anatomy lesson, students identify the use of whale blubber for the animal to stay warm in cold waters while utilizing ice, vegetable oil, plastic bags...
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Whale Word Search

For Students 3rd
In this whale vocabulary word search activity, 3rd graders will find and circle the names of nine different types of whales. The words are listed up, down, across and diagonally.
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Day Eight Lesson- The Whale Rider

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students examine cultural differences through the reading of The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera.  In this language arts lesson, students work in groups to analyze chapters 11 and 12 of the novel; these chapters highlight cultural...
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Day Six Lesson- The Whale Rider

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students recognize Maori sayings, identify major characters, and discuss major story lines in The Whale Rider. For this The Whale Rider lesson, students repeat and define common words of the Maori and discuss the setting of the story. ...
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"Be the Kiwi" Whale Rider

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students compare and contrast the movie and the novel.  In this Whale Rider lesson, students work in groups to find similarities and differences in the book and the movie.  Students discuss the Maori culture and the importance of the...
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Origami- Whale

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this Origami paper folding worksheet, learners make 11 sequential folds in a piece of paper to form a whale. They need to make two cuts to form the tail.
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Ocean Exploration

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore whales. In this animal adaptation and whale instructional activity, students access prior knowledge about whales from previous lessons, then use background knowledge to predict the eating strategies of a baleen whale and...
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How Big is Big?

For Students 2nd - 4th
The blue whale is the focus of this life science worksheet. Students read an excellent selection on the blue whale, and answer ten comprehension questions. Then, students are divided into two groups. Each group has to estimate how big 85...
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Beluga Balancing Act

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study beluga whale populations and the issues they face.  In this beluga lesson students compare the issues that the whales are facing and name ways people can help.
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Ocean World

For Students 7th - 9th
In this components of the ocean worksheet, students answer 20 questions about various species in the ocean such as plankton, different types of whales, sharks, and herring. Students also answer questions about the volume of water in the...

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