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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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National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Kids Do Ecology: Marine Mammals

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides information about marine mammals.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Marine Ecosystems Exhibit

For Students 9th - 10th
Take an online tour of the Smithsonian's "Exploring Marine Ecosystems" exhibit. Learn about coral reefs and look behind the scenes as scientists maintain the model ecosystems.
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Other

Vancouver Aquarium/career as a Marine Biologist

For Students 9th - 10th
Practical information about becoming a marine biologist. Site includes brief interviews with two professionals. Has listing of Canadian colleges with degrees in marine biology.
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Language Guide

Language Guide: Los Animales Del Mar (Spanish)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides colorful pictures of sea animals interact with audio and the written vocabulary word as you move your mouse over the picture. This vocabulary would compliment a science unit on marine life.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Humpback Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover useful information about humpback whales including description, behavior, evolution, communication, range, habitat, diet, mating, and conservation status.
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NOAA

Noaa: Ocean Facts on Marine Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration sponsors this introductory article and related links that tell why marine mammals are valued by the public for their great aesthetic, recreational and economic significance.
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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 young scholars work like marine biologists studying the North Atlantic right whale. As part of this learning exercise, students will research field photographs of one of...
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Other

Neo K12 Education: Marine Animals

For Students 1st - 5th
Learn about marine animals with fun, interactive, educational videos, games, quizzes, and activities.
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Other

Wheelock College: Welcome to Whale Net

For Students 9th - 10th
Students and teachers will love investigating this whale of a resource! Lesson plans, activities, and some impressive stories of satellite tagging make this award-winning site. Find out about Erden Eruc, a man from Seattle who has given...
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Other

New Bedford Whaling Museum: William Bradford: Sailing Ships and Arctic Seas

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit of the life and work of nineteenth-century American marine artist William Bradford, whose lifelong interest in the sea led him north from New Bedford to Labrador and to the Arctic Ocean. See examples of Bradford's...
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Tramline

Tramline, Inc.: Virtual Ocean Field Trip

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this enchanting site, students will learn basic principles about oceans and will be introduced to an assortment of sea life, both plant and animal. Other interesting ocean links can be found on the teacher resource section of this link.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Oceans Alive: Whale Dreams

For Students 9th - 10th
You can click on whale spotting in Australia, types of whales, global whale sanctuary and whale songs. View maps and diagrams that can help you spot whales.
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NOAA

Noaa: Fisheries: Cetaceans: Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about the marine mammal group of cetaceans. Take a look at their status on the Endangered list and find out what situations put them on that list.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Southern Right Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover useful information about southern right whales including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Sei Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover useful information about sei whales including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Blue Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover useful information about blue whales including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Minke Whale

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover useful information about minke whales including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Humpback Whale O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
OLogy cards are like virtual baseball cards about all kinds of science topics. This one is about the Humpback Whale and it contains information about the habitat, diet, and other ecological information. See if you can answer a few...
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Gray Whale

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover useful information about gray whales including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: North Atlantic Right Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover useful information about North Atlantic right whales including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.
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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: False Killer Whales

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

Marine Bio: Melon Headed Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference tool features useful information on the melon-headed whale with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.