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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Sights and Sounds of Orcas

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students investigate the orca whale. They participate in an online Webquest, listen to whale vocalizations online, answer discussion questions, and locate and read newspaper articles on marine mammals and orca whales.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Oddball Out: Birds, Fishes, Marine Mammals

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this science worksheet, pupils analyze 4 animal pictures in a row. Students circle the animal which is different from the others. There are 4 rows of pictures. Answers are provided upside down at the bottom of the page.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shadow Know-How: Marine Animals

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this fill in the blank worksheet, students identify the names of ten marine mammals by analyzing their outlines in shadow pictures.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shadow Know-How

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this fill in the blank worksheet, students identify the names of ten different marine mammals by analyzing their outlines in shadow pictures.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Easy Whales Crossword Puzzle

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this vocabulary worksheet, students examine facts about whales by solving a 6 clue crossword puzzle. Students also color the picture.
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Activity
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Kids Do Ecology: Marine Mammal Pages

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all about marine mammals at this fun site from the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. Explore different species, learn about migration, gather and graph marine data, and more.
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Unit Plan
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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Handout
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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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

Mcsuk: Seas Fit for Life

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this thorough site, you will find lots of teacher resources including marine environmental issues.
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Website
Other

The Marine Mammal Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out the research and current topics sections for ways that this rehabilitation center for marine mammals is using tracking methods to keep tabs on some of the patients they have released back into the wild.
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Sea Lion

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides detailed information about the sea lion, as well as several pictures and an audio clip. [1:34]
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Website
NOAA

Noaa: National Marine Fisheries Headquarters

For Students 9th - 10th
This home page provides links to fisheries organizations, research and regulations.
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Website
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Milstein Hall of Ocean Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Tour the museum's famed exhibition hall dedicated to ocean life at this online recreation. Find videos, maps, species specimens, and images that let you experience many of the museum's resources on ocean life right from your desktop.
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Manatee

For Students 9th - 10th
This engaging resource from the San Diego Zoo provides extensive information on manatees including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts.
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Activity
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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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Jason: Can You Breathe Like a Pinniped?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
From Shore to Sea: Pinnipeds are marine mammals that spend a great deal of time in the water. Like all marine mammals, pinnipeds breathe air through their lungs. In order to breathe, they must come up to the surface for air.
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Activity
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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Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Sleepless at Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you go for a month without sleeping? Most mammals can't, but scientists have found some marine mammals that do. Find out why some orcas and dolphins don't sleep for weeks at a time.
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Unit Plan
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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Handout
Other

Oceana: Marine Animal Encyclopedia

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about marine animals with this marien animal encyclopedia. Animals are arranged by species.
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Handout
Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Walrus

For Students 9th - 10th
Walruses, members of the seal family of marine mammals, are profiled in detail with information about their classification, habitat, behaviors, and conservation. Other features include books for young readers.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Animal Facts Scavenger Hunt

For Students 3rd - 8th
At this website you are given ten questions to answer and links to three websites where you can find those answers.
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Website
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.