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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.
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Shark Friends Whale Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Dive down deep with these creatures and learn more about them without leaving your computer. Site contains information on different types of whales such as gray, northern right, fin, blue and other species.
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Read Works

Read Works: Whales Take a Trip

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about whales that migrate to find warmer water. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Handout
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Oceans Alive: Whale Types and Migration

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a description, distribution information, and distinguishing features of the southern right whales, humpback whales, and orcas.
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Other

Whale Net: Teacher Resources

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Site consists of a page of links helpful to any teacher desiring to do an interdisciplinary unit on whales.
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Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife: Humpback Whales

For Students 3rd - 8th
This concise site looks at the size, population, lifespan, habitat, range, and diet of the humpback whale.
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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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Article
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Whale Brains Are Part Human

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this article discusses research behind a brain cell discovered in humpback whales that is only found in human brains.
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Article
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Singing Whales Make Small Talk Too

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article focuses on information on the Humpback Whale and its vocal capacity. The research has indicated that the whale is capable of emitting 622 social sounds.
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Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Humpback Whale

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cartoon-style drawing of a humpback whale.
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Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: State Marine Mammal of Hawaii Humpback Whale

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "State Marine Mammal of Hawaii - Humpback Whale."
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Fishin for Facts Library

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site that includes a wealth of information on whales, sharks, penguins and squid.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Meet the Whale Expert: Anne Smrcina

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the Whale Expert, Anne Smrcina! Learn about her exciting career working with humpback whales.
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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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Article
Text Project

Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Counting Endangered Animals [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This FYI for Kids (Volume 5, Issue 2) article focuses on counting endangered animals including how they count them and why. It uses two examples of the use of modern technology to count endangered animals: panthers and humpback whales.
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Curated OER

Humpback Whale

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides two pages which briefly explore the variety of species of marine mammals.
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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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Other

Shark Friends Dolphin and Porpoise Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Dive down deep with these adorable sea creatures and users discover more about them. Includes information on all different types such as the Humpback, Orca, Spinner and many more!
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Interactive
National Geographic

National Geographic: Gis in Action

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use maps to solve problems and help animals. Click on an animal to learn important facts, then click on the map to see layers of different kinds of information.
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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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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
Other

Ocean Oasis: Field Guide

For Students 3rd - 8th
Ocean Oasis is a giant-screen film that depicts Mexico's Sea of Cortes and the Baja California desert. This companion site features much of the information the film has, such as beautiful images of animals, water, and land that have...
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Read Works

Read Works: The Great Barrier Reef

For Teachers 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about the The Great Barrier ReefThis passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Curated OER

You Can Get Very Close to Humpback Whales

For Students 3rd - 8th
The official guide to Greenland features information about tourism as well as the geography and culture of Greenland.

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