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Whale Resources
Student Extra Credit
| Day 1 |
| Topic Whales |
| Objectives/
I can ... Learn about the two types of whales: toothed and baleen. |
| State Goals 12.A.1a Identify and describe the component parts of living things and their major functions. 12.A.1b Categorize living organisms using a variety of observable features. |
Classwork-Homework Whale information
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| TEC |
Resources Colossal Dictionary of Whale Words Whale Names |
| Day 2 |
| Topic Whales |
| Objectives/
I can ... Learn about the two types of whales: toothed and baleen. |
| State Goals 12.A.1a Identify and describe the component parts of living things and their major functions. 12.A.1b Categorize living organisms using a variety of observable features. |
| Classwork-Homework
Whale Activities Explain activities Activity #1 Whale Chart for Baleen and Toothed Whales. Activity #2 Whale Graph Activity #3 Incredible Journeys Activity #4 Whale Tracks Activity #5 From Field Work to Final Report Activity #6 Whale Evaluation
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| TEC |
| Resources Whale Names |
| Day 3 |
| Topic Whale Characteristics |
| Objectives/
I can ... Create a chart about whales. Draw whales to scale. |
| State Goals 12.A.1a Identify and describe the component parts of living things and their major functions. 12.A.1b Categorize living organisms using a variety of observable features. |
Classwork-Homework
Activity #1 Whale Charta. Pass out Whale Identification Cards p.19-23 b. Use cards to fill in chart about Baleen and Toothed whales. Sea World Whale Unit: Whale Cards
Activity #2 Whale Graph: How Do Whales Measure Upa. Find the length of each whale on the chart. b. Draw a picture to scale of the whale next to its name. c. Inside the shape of the whale write whether the whale is a toothed whale or a baleen whale. d. At the bottom of the graph, draw a picture to scale of yourself swimming. Be sure to make your picture the right length. |
| TEC |
Resources
Turning Cows Into Whales page 3 |
| Day 4 |
| Topic Whale Activities |
| Objectives/
I can ... Map whales' migration routes. Use a map to answer migration questions. |
| State Goals 12.A.1a Identify and describe the component parts of living things and their major functions. 12.A.1b Categorize living organisms using a variety of observable features. |
| Classwork-Homework Activity
#3 Incredible Journeys a. Pass out Incredible Journeys p.38 b. Read information on humpback and right whales. c. Map the whales' migration routes. d. Use the map to answer the questions. |
| TEC |
| Resources Baleen and Toothed Whale Statistics Chart Whale Fun Facts |
| Day 5 |
| Topic Whale Migration |
| Objectives/
I can ... Identify whale behavior. Use a scientists report. |
| State Goals 12.A.1a Identify and describe the component parts of living things and their major functions. 12.A.1b Categorize living organisms using a variety of observable features. |
| Classwork-Homework
Cetacean Breath Chart
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| TEC |
| Resources |
| Day 6 |
| Topic Whales Activities |
| Objectives/
I can ... Evaluate answers on assignment. |
| State Goals 12.A.1a Identify and describe the component parts of living things and their major functions. 12.A.1b Categorize living organisms using a variety of observable features. |
Classwork-Homework Check Activities #3
Check Activities #4
Check Activities #5 |
| TEC |
| Resources |
| Day 7 |
| Topic Great Fossil Find |
| Objectives/
I can ... Identify which whale-like traits appeared earliest, and which ones appeared later. Reconstruct a fossil skeleton. Create a population graph. |
| State Goals 12.A.1a Identify and describe the component parts of living things and their major functions. 12.A.1b Categorize living organisms using a variety of observable features. 12.A.4c Describe processes by which organisms change over time using evidence from comparative anatomy and physiology, embryology, the fossil Vestigial, genetics, and biochemistry. |
| Classwork-Homework Becoming Whales Discussion
Questions The Great Fossil Find
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| TEC |
| Resources |
| Day 8 |
| Topic Whale Evolution |
| Objectives/
I can ... Recognize the role of predictions in science, and how this helped clarify whale evolution. Explain the evidence leading to a possible revision in the likely ancestors of whales Give examples of the mosaic nature of evolution in whales. Create a data table. |
| State Goals 12.A.1a Identify and describe the component parts of living things and their major functions. 12.A.1b Categorize living organisms using a variety of observable features. 12.A.3c Compare and contrast how different forms and structures reflect different functions. |
Classwork-Homework
WALKING WITH BEWASTS: WHALE KILLERSWhale Killers: Walking With Beasts Part 1/3 9:58 Whale Killers: Walking With Beasts Part 2/3 9:58 Whale Killers: Walking With Beasts Part 3/3 8:49
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| TEC |
| Resources Whale
Evolution Becoming Whales Lesson Plan Time Line The Origin of Whales Whales in Transition Student Handout Whale Evolution Data Table Worksheet Whale Evolution Whale Length Chart Whales in the Making Becoming Whales Discussion Questions |
| Day 9 |
| Topic Whale Evolution Evidence |
| Objectives/
I can ... Identify which whale-like traits appeared earliest, and which appeared later. |
| State Goals 12.A.1a Identify and describe the component parts of living things and their major functions. 12.A.1b Categorize living organisms using a variety of observable features. 1C12.A.3c Compare and contrast how different forms and structures reflect different functions. |
| Classwork-Homework Becoming Whales Discussion
Questions |
| TEC |
| Resources |
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| ARCHAEOCETES: ARCHIC WHALES |
 Archaeocetes: Pakicetidae Ambulocetidae Remingtonocetidae
Protocetidae
Basilosauridae
Dorudontidae |
| AMBULOCETUS |
| Ambulocetidae:
First Costal Whales Nice skeleton picture |
| Ambulocetus as a Fossil Transitional |
| BALEEN WHALES |
| Baleen Whale Population
1850-1990 Make a graph for Humpback, Right, and Minke |
| Baleen and Toothed Whale Statistics Chart |
| Baleen Whales All you
want to know about baleen whales from Sea World. pdf version |
|
Baleen Whales American Cetacean Society |
| BASILOSAURUS |
| Basilosaurus: Primitive
Eocene Whales |
| BELUGA |
| Beluga Whales A Sea
World site! |
| BLUE WHALE |
| Blue
Whale |
| CETACEANS |
| Whales Blue, Bowhead,
Fin, Humpback, Northern Right, Sei, Sperm, |
| CHARACTERISTICS |
| Whale
Tales Activities on Weights & Measures, Evolution, Swimming & Diving,
Feeding, Echolocation & Communication, Anatomy & Physiology. |
| What is a Whale?
Enchanted Learning Site. |
| EVOLUTION |
| Becoming Whales
Lesson Plan |
| Time Line |
| The Origin of Whales |
| Whales in Transition
Student Handout |
| Whale Evolution Data Table Worksheet |
| Whale Length Chart |
| Cetacean Evolution
Mesonychid, Rodhoecetus, Ambulocetus, Basilosaurus |
| Primitive
Whales and Whale Evolution |
| GRAY WHALES |
| Gray Whale
Coloring Page |
 Gray Whale Booklet |
| HUMPBACK |
| Humpback Whales A
Journey North site. |
| KILLER WHALES |
| Killer Whales
Information from sea World about killer whales. |
| Orca: Killer Whale
Information from the Whale Watching Web |
| Orcinus orca
Information |
| MIGRATIONS |
 Whale Migration
Worksheet Use mapping skills to plot the migration patterns of four unknown
whales |
| Whale Migrations This
site gives information on why whales migrate, routes, and gives activities that students
could use to learn further information on this topic |
| Gray Whale
Migration Route Neat graphic picture. |
| Right
Whale Migration |
| Whales Migrate
in Autumn Humpback migration map |
| MINKE WHALES |
| Minke Whales Are
Increasing |
| MUSEUM |
| Charlotte: The Vermont Whale: An
Electronic Museum |
| NAMES |
| Whale
Names |
| Whale
Printouts Enchanted Learning |
| ORIGAMI |
| Make a Paper
Whale |
| RESEARCH |
| Whale Research Sheet |
| Whale Sighting Data
Sheet |
| TOOTHED WHALES |
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Toothed Whales |
| WALKING WHALES |
| Ancient
Walking Whales Shed Light on Ancestry of Ocean Giants Rodhocetus a
primitive whale that lived 47 mya. |
| The Origin of Whales and the Power of
Independent Evidence The fossil record for transitional forms from ancient
walking whales to today's whales. |
| WEB BOOKS |
| You Wouldn't Want to Sail on the Whaling Ship Essex. |
| WEBQUESTS |
| Whales ThinkQuest Have fun
exploring. |
| Whale WebQuest You are a cetacean expert
and it is your job to decide what whale a zoo should purchase. |
| WHALES |
Great Whales: A Whale of a Problem |
| Whale
Fun Facts |
| Amazing Whales Facts,
pictures, and sounds! |
| Whale Bones from Dr
Galapagos |
| Whale
Glossary at Enchanted Learning |
| Whales Click on the the
picture of a Orca, Humpback Whale,
Pilot Whale, or a Finback Whale
to find information. |
| Whale
Museum Promoting stewardship of whales and the Salish Sea ecosystem through
education and research. |
| Whales OnLine Where whales live,
threats to whales, news about whales, research, and much more. |
| Zoom Whales All About Whales, Whale Info Sheets,
Whale Printouts, Anatomy &Behavior, Whale Classification, Picture Glossary, Classroom
Activities, Puzzles and Links |
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 Baleen and Toothed Whales
Whales are divided into two groups: baleen and toothed. Use the Web addresses at the
bottom of the worksheet to learn about the similarities and differences between these two
groups. |
| Cows and Calves and Ice
Oh My! Use data to conduct a reasonable explanation. |
| Let's Learn
About Whales Print out the activity and then click on the links to find
information to answer the questions. |
| Orca Whales
Use the links to identify and discuss where orca whales live, what they eat, and other
interesting facts about orca whales. Print out the page and use it for your answer
sheet. Grade level is for 2nd and 3rd grade, but I didn't know all of the answers. |
| The World's Oceans
Most whales live in the ocean. Many of these migrate from one area of the world to
another. To learn where the world's oceans are located and their names complete this
activity |
| Whale of a Tale
Read the paragraphs and then scan the table. Answer the questions that follow on a
separate sheet of paper. |
| Whale
Scavenger Hunt Print out the page and use the links to find the answers. |
| Whale Wordsearch Print it out. Find the
whales. |
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