Sea World Parks & Entertainment
Sea World: Beluga Whales
An easy to read look at all aspects relating to the beluga whale. The menu bar lists all of the main topics including appearance, habitat, behavior, diet, young, communication, conservation, reproduction, and more. Useful for elementary...
Other
Whale Net: Species and Behavior Information
How do whales sleep? How do whales use sound? Discover the answers to these questions and many more as you peruse this site. Includes various links on information and images of many species.
Other
Whale Net: A Day on a Whale Watch
A great site to use as a complement to a unit on whales. Includes a link to an interactive reading program by Karen Smyth as well a curriculum unit and a whale watch slide show.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Gray Whales
A comprehensive presentation that answers a number of questions about gray whales. In addition, there are challenge questions, lessons, and activities that can be used in the classroom. the migratory pattern of this whale is also tracked.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Reading/writing About Whales Using Fiction and Nonfiction Texts
Young scholars will have a whale of a good time in this instructional activity in which they use fiction and nonfiction texts to write a letter to an online scientist.
NOAA
Noaa: Pmel: Acoustic Monitoring, Bioacoustics
Outlines the National Marine Mammal Laboratory's project studying whale acoustics (the sounds whales make). Links to clear acoustics tutorial. Also includes whale biology, with acoustic descriptions and sound clips of their calls. Very...
Smithsonian Institution
Kids'castle: The Tail of the Whale
A great article abstract about Orca whales. Use this site to learn how whales travel great distances, and about the personal struggle of one baby orca.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Gray Whales
Track gray whale migration. Use live data to observe migration patterns.
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Whale Net: Satellite Tagging Data, Maps and Information
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...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: All About Whales
[Free Registration/Login Required] The objective of this lesson about whales is to learn about the differences between mammals and fish using the Venn diagram. The lesson also covers charting animal sizes and ends with a 10-question...
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International Marine Mammal Project: Dolphin and Whale Project
A site authored by the trainer from the original "Flipper" TV show. This site takes the approach that the exploitative use of marine mammals should be stopped.
University of New South Wales (Australia)
University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips: Doppler Effect
Use this learning module to explore the doppler effect. Learning module includes animations and videos to explain the concept.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Gis in Action
Use maps to solve problems and help animals. Click on an animal to learn important facts, then click on the map to see layers of different kinds of information.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Why Dolphins Make Us Nervous" by Robert Krulwich
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Marine Mammals
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses the characteristics and classifications of marine mammals. It focuses specifically on whales. Assessment questions using Activotes are included.
Quia
Quia: A Feast of Homonyms
Test your knowledge on Homonyms by using "Matching, Concentration, Flashcards, or Word Search." Site by Quia.com.
Read Works
Read Works: The Great Barrier Reef
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about the The Great Barrier ReefThis passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Researching Dolphins as Endangered Mammals
In this interdisciplinary lesson, students work in groups of 3-4 to use the Internet for research. Students create reports and slideshow presentations (optional) defining dolphins as mammals and as an endangered species. Students will...
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Planet Ark: World Environmental News
Welcome to Planet Ark's daily Reuters World Environment News - the most comprehensive source of environmental news on the Net. To read previous news stories, please use the search engine below to find stories relating to any...
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Ca State Capitol Museum: Kids Zone: Coloring Pages: State Marine Mammal [Pdf]
Printable page for coloring and to find useful information on the California gray whale which was named the official State Marine Mammal in 1975.
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Danielle's Place: Bible Theme Crafts for Kids
If you teach religion to elementary students, then you have to see this site! It is overflowing with creative ideas to use in your classroom and will get your students excited about the Bible. Many of these lessons also integrate math,...
Text Project
Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Counting Endangered Animals [Pdf]
This FYI for Kids (Volume 5, Issue 2) article focuses on counting endangered animals including how they count them and why. It uses two examples of the use of modern technology to count endangered animals: panthers and humpback whales.
PBS
Pbs Nature: Dolphin
Explore the world of marine life through the eyes of dolphins when you visit this clear and concise resource. This site features information on where and how dolphins live and other fun facts. Teachers can use this type of site to help...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Simple Machines
Through a five-lesson series with five hands-on activities, students are introduced to six simple machines - inclined plane, wedge, screw, lever, pulley, wheel-and-axle - as well as compound machines, which are combinations of two or...