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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Bull Dogs of the Sea" by Louis Becke

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the nonfiction story "Bull-Dogs of the Sea" by Louis Becke about killer whales.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Whales Elementary Games for Learning Terms

For Students 3rd - 8th
Match the squares and learn key whale terms. Fun with immediate feedback.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Jean Michel Cousteau: Parasite Perils Data Analysis Game

For Teachers 7th - 8th
This lesson is designed for Grades 7 and 8 and has students gather and analyze data from research on salmon populations and the impact of the sea louse on their survival rates. They then apply their findings by looking at how orca whale...
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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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Graphic
Curated OER

Killer Whale

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

Mangahigh: Ice, Ice, Maybe: Fast Estimation With Basic Number Calculations

For Students 4th - 7th
Practice your arithmetic skills as you estimate the answer to questions involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Includes whole numbers, fractions, and percents. As you answer questions, you guide penguins across an...
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Wildlife Portfolio

For Students 9th - 10th
The Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center offers a portfolio of arctic animals. A page dedicated to each animal provides a physical description, personal observations of the animal in the wild, and several pictures.
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Activity
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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Handout
National Geographic

National Geographic: Crittercam Chronicles: Antarctica

For Students 3rd - 8th
Play a game where you explore three scenes in Antarctica and find different types of animals: south polar skua, crabeater seal, emperor penguin, ice fish, leopard seal, killer whale, krill, adelie penguin, and weddell seal. After you...
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Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Dolphins

For Students K - 1st
Learn about the appearance, diet, habitat, conservation status, and other fun facts about this playful marine mammal.
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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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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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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Dall's Porpoise

For Students 4th - 8th
Dall's porpoises are highly acrobatic and are often seen swimming at high speed, darting to and fro, riding the bow waves of boats and engaging in slow rolls at the surface. Because they are black and white, boaters sometimes misidentify...
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Website
Other

Sea Sky: Reef Life

For Students 9th - 10th
The coral reef, its composition and inhabitants are explored here in detail. With additional information about the life that inhabits a coral reef.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Patagonia: Where Will I Find the Creatures of Patagonia?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Identify species that live in Patagonia, their habitats and their specific characteristics.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Dolphins

For Students 1st - 8th
Kids learn how dolphins eat, sleep, and live together. Bottlenose dolphins and orcas travel the ocean in pods.

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