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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Sperm Whale

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This clear and concise resource on sperm whales includes a diagram and information on its diet and echolocation.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Whales Breathe, Communicate and Fart With Their Faces

For Students 9th - 10th
Comparative anatomist Joy Reidenberg explains how majestic whales "fart with their face" (a process more formally known as echolocation) to send their unique sounds through the water. [6:24]
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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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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Beluga, White Whale

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are some interesting photos of and a detailed fact sheet on the Beluga whale.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Echolocation Stations: Exploring Sound

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson young scholars will have the opportunity to explore sound. This lesson should be taught during an ongoing unit about whales. Students will navigate different websites to learn more about whales and sound. This lesson...
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Other

Fishin for Facts Library

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site that includes a wealth of information on whales, sharks, penguins and squid.
Unit Plan
Other

The Dolphin Institute: For Kids!

For Students 3rd - 8th
Great interactive site for elementary and middle school students. Learn about the order cetaceans, mysticetes, odontocetes, (baleen whales and toothed whales) and bottlenose dolphins. Then play some interactive games after learning about...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Dolphins

For Students 1st - 8th
Kids learn how dolphins eat, sleep, and live together. Bottlenose dolphins and orcas travel the ocean in pods.