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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Grey Whale

For Students 9th - 10th
The Canadian Museum of Nature provides a concise introduction to the Grey Whale. Learn some basic facts about this large baleen whale. Pictures of the Grey Whale are also provided.
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Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Whale

For Students K - 1st
Learn about the appearance, diet, habitat, conservation, and other fun facts about the largest living animal.
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Activity
NOAA

Noaa: Endangered Species Origami [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover facts about endangered whales and turtles. Fold paper to make Origami models of these two creatures.
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eBook
NOAA

Noaa: Endangered Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
"There are currently seven species of cetaceans in U.S. waters that are protected under the Endangered Species Act." This site provides links to each species as well as provides colorful and engaging pictures.
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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
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Primary Productivity and Plankton

For Students 3rd - 8th
The oceans contain both the earth's largest and smallest organisms. Interestingly they share a delicate relationship linked together by what they eat. The largest of the ocean's inhabitants, the Blue Whale, eats very small plankton,...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Is the Biggest Single Celled Organism?

For Students 9th - 10th
The elephant is a creature of epic proportions- and yet, it owes its enormity to more than 1,000 trillion microscopic cells. And on the epically small end of things, there are likely millions of unicellular species, yet there are very...
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Handout
Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife: Fact Sheets

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find fact sheets on over 50 species of animals. Find an animal by where it lives in the world, and learn all about it.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Marine Ecosystems Exhibit

For Students 9th - 10th
Take an online tour of the Smithsonian's "Exploring Marine Ecosystems" exhibit. Learn about coral reefs and look behind the scenes as scientists maintain the model ecosystems.
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eBook
LM Digital Media

Kids World Fun: Finbo [Pdf]

For Students K - 1st
Far away in the deep blue ocean, there lived a little blue whale named Finbo. Even though he was called little, he was not little by any means. The baby Finbo was very much bigger than all of his friends. Read to see happens as a result.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Under the Deep Blue Sea (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Using language and resource skills to explore the ocean and the life within is what this lesson plan from EDSITEment is all about. The lesson is multi-level and resources and academic content standards are available.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Nova: Shark Attack!

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative site that touches on evolution, life cycle and interesting facts about sharks.
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Handout
US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service: Endangered Species Coloring Book [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service presents The Endangered Species Coloring Book. A PDF file filled with pictures and descriptions of eight endangered plant and animals.
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Activity
DLTK

Kid Zone: Sharks

For Students 3rd - 8th
The KidZone shows amazing images of sharks and presents all kinds of facts and activities in a format for grade school children.

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