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Website
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Arctic Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent information about arctic whales including facts about the bowhead, beluga, and narwhal. Features photos and links to related resources.
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Handout
Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Beluga Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the characteristics of the beluga 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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Handout
Georgia Aquarium

Georgia Aquarium: Beluga Whale

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this animal guide to learn the scientific name and discover the habitat, diet, reproduction, conservation status, physical, and other unique characteristics of the Beluga Whale. They can be viewed live on the webcam.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected (7) reading passages (grades 8-11) to pair with the novel "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville. In this famous American novel we follow Ishmael as he documents Captain Ahab's obsessive pursuit of the infamous white whale, Moby Dick -...