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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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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Jason: Pinniped Body Shape Conserving Warmth

For Teachers 6th - 8th
From Shore to Sea: To survive in cold ocean environments an organism's body must be adapted to life under water. A body will cool very quickly when in contact with water. The body shape of an organism is one adaptation that helps to...
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Other

Whale Net: Satellite Tagging Data, Maps and Information

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on what satellite tags are, how they work, and how they are used for research on whales. Also discusses several studies they have done using this equipment, and how this information can be used in conservation work. Great...
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NSTATE

California State Symbols

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the official California state symbols and when they were adopted. Click on the words to see a picture and get more information.
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NSTATE

Alaska State Symbols and Emblems

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out all about the state symbols and emblems of Alaska. Clicking on the words under the heading "Symbol/Emblem" will usually provide a picture and more information. The date the symbol was adopted is also included.
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State of Florida

Florida Department of State: State Symbols

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about all of Florida's state symbols on this colorful page. Click on the symbol for a larger picture and more information.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: California

For Students 3rd - 8th
Enchanted Learning provides this fact sheet for California as well as a state map, pictures, state symbols, and links to related information.
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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Bottlenose Dolphins

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the characteristics of the bottlenose dolphin, including classification, habitat, behaviors, and conservation.
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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Career Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Site sponsored by Seaworld and Busch Gardens discusses what it's like to work with animals at their parks as well as zoo careers in general.
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Other

Massachusetts State Symbols

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough collection of the symbols of the state of Massachusetts including a picture, information about the symbol, and date of adoption.
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NSTATE

Hawaii State Symbols

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about Hawaii's state symbols including the state bird, flower, fish, dance, flag, and more. Click on the symbol name to see a picture and learn more information.
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University of California

Uci: Issue Guide: Trade Embargoes, Seals, and More

For Students 9th - 10th
Trade embargo is first defined and then discusses seal embargoes in depth. This gives a good overview of how embargoes work.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Hooded Seal

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of the hooded seal with quick facts on size, distribution, diet, an explanation of the name "hooded".
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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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NOAA

Noaa: Nmml: Detailed Information About Gray Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Your questions about gray whales are answered at this site from the National Marine Mammal Laboratory. Learn where the whales live, what they eat, how they communicate and more.
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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Killer Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the characteristics of the killer whale, including classification, habitat, behaviors, and conservation. Helps students identify with whales with a list of "Books for Young Readers." Information at a level of upper intermediate...
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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Manatees

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the characteristics of the manatee, including classification, habitat, behaviors, and conservation. Helps students identify with manatees with a list of "Books for Young Readers." Information at a level of upper intermediate or...
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Natural History Notebooks

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site from the Canadian Museum of Nature, a natural history museum, provides short information blurbs and fun facts on over 240 different common animals categorized by type (mammals, fish, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians,...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Hall of Mammals: Beaver

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of the beaver and accompanying photos demonstrate the physical adaptations that allow this animal to eat and live in its habitat.
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PBS

Pbs Nature: Otters

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discover more about how otters live, what they eat and how they socialize when you visit this informative resource. This condensed site will benefit students who need help narrowing their research information.
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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.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Sound for Sight

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Echolocation is the ability to orient by transmitting sound and receiving echoes from objects in the environment. As a result of a Marco-Polo type activity and subsequent lesson, students learn basic concepts of echolocation. They use...
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Other

Discovery of Sound in the Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how animals use sound to communicate. Provides links to the uses of sound, effects of sound as well as sound production and reception.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Walrus

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian website has a brief, but thorough, article on the Walrus that also includes pictures and an extensive quote from naturalist Edward Nelson.

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