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Why do whales get caught in nets? Young learners read Ibis: A True Whale Story, and learn about a whale who gets caught in a fisherman’s net. Intended to be an independent reading activity, readers record why they think Ibis gets caught in the net and make predictions for the next day’s reading. Included in this resource are two short writing prompts as well. The reading strategies of making predictions and asking questions are the focus of this lesson.
Students explore humpback whales. In this humpback whale lesson, students determine the actual size of humpback whales and use diagrams to identify the major features of the humpback whale.
Young scholars research the Gray Whale. In this Gray Whale lesson plan, students use KWL charts to organize information. Young scholars do Internet research to gain information about the whales. Students get into groups and create a mock news broadcast about the Gray Whale to present to the class.
Readers respond to Chapters 17 and 18 of Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera. Working in literature groups, they identify the climactic elements in the chapters, discussing the text and making inferences based on their reading.
A reading of Whale Journey, a fact-filled picture book by Vivian French, launches a study of the life cycle and migration of three generations of gray whales. The interdisciplinary activity offers opportunities extensions into all subject areas. Language arts classes conclude with the writing of a journal from the point of view of one of the whales.
Young scholars experience, through a "dig," the historical discovery of fossils which increasingly link whales to earlier land-dwelling mammals. They encounter the intermediate forms which show changes that lead to the modern whale.
Middle schoolers will create a children's book on Keiko, the killer whale, that was rehabilitated and returned to the wild after living in an aquarium. In small groups, they conduct internet research to find out the history and current status of Keiko. They evaluate other children's books to design their story and layout. There is a Discovery Channel companion video to go with this instructional activity.
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a paragraph about whales and write short answers demonstrating their understanding. Students write 4 answers.
Students explore measurement using whales. In this measurement lesson, students are given facts about the lives of whales. Students color several pictures of whales that are 1 foot long. Students go the playground and stand side by side with their whales to show that it takes 100 to show the true size of a whale.
Students complete a worksheet while watching a film about whales. They examine the human impact on whale migration and identify adaptations the whale has acquired in able to survive. They discover how global warming has effected the whales as well.