In the Company of Whales

Students view a video about the humpback whale and why it is endangered. For this endangered species lesson, students recognize the importance of observing and following an endangered species in an ecosystem. Students identify the...

Enhance your unit on conservation, ecosystems, or migration with a series of lessons about ways to save the wild around the world. Kids research types of conservation, such as recycling, and use their geography skills to map the...

Students explore whales and how they have adapted to survive in the ocean.  For this whale adaptations lesson students complete several activities that allow them to investigate animal adaptations.

Students explore biology by conducting a science experiment in class. In this whale anatomy lesson, students identify the use of whale blubber for the animal to stay warm in cold waters while utilizing ice, vegetable oil, plastic bags...

Here is a unique resource to use with middle and high schoolers that deals with animal migration. Viewers discover the reasons for, types of, and animals that practice this behavioral adaptation. Specific animals that are introduced...

Marine biology learners examine right whale sighting data from the WhaleNet website. They plot the data on a map and write down the number of adults and calves spotted. Questions accompany the data analysis activity, making this a...

Young scholars research the Gray Whale. In this Gray Whale lesson, 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...

Learn the adaptations like blubber, fur, and social patterns that keep warm blooded animals like whales, penguins, and polar bear warm in this video. [3:44]

Read facts about the narwhal including information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation status, and tips on what you can do to help.

Students plot the locations where major fossils of hominids have been found to extrapolate possible migratory patterns.