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Website
NOAA

Noaa: Pmel: Acoustic Monitoring, Bioacoustics

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Minke Whale (Balaenoptera Acutorostrata)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides images and a summary of the Minke Whale while offering statistics and details on the species habitat, appearance, diet, and breeding.
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Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: All About Whales

For Students 2nd - 7th
This site provides a great deal of information about whales.
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Handout
MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Minke Whale

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover useful information about minke whales including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.
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Article
BBC

Bbc Newsround: Mysterious Sea Quacking Identified

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Scientists have solved the mystery of an unknown quacking sound in the ocean. Read about the discover in this brief article.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Common Minke Whale

For Students 4th - 8th
Common Minke Whales are the second-smallest baleen whales. They are identifiable by a narrow, pointy snout, and most seen in North American waters have a white stripe on the back of each flipper. Learn more about the Balaenoptera...