Whale facts: Whales are marine mammals. They have lungs instead of gills,
hair instead of scales, and they give birth live. They breathe through a
blowhole located on the top of their head, and they hear through holes behind
their eyes. There are about 80 kinds of whales living in oceans around the
world. Whales can grow to over 100 ft. long, and they can weigh over 200 tons.
Whales live in family groups called pods. They communicatey making high
pitched sounds. Listen
to a whale! (133k .au file)
Teacher
Talk Activities on this page:
The activities below are designed to be done by students individually, or in
groups. Some can be done in one session, and others might be completed over
several sessions. Look for the 
to find "task cards" which can be printed out. Suggested grade levels
are indicated in parentheses.
- Whale Migrations (3-6)
Why should we be interested in tracking the movements of whales? Biologists
and oceanographers can learn more about how the environment affects animal
behavior, and they can study environmental change by watching the effects
those changes have on whale movements. Whales migrate, or travel from one
place to another, to find food, to breed, and to give birth to their young.
They migrate for several reasons. Look at the links below, and see if you
can find enough information to answer the task card questions.
- Gray whales
migration map - notice where they spend the winter and summer.
- Ocean
color in the winter - notice where the sea life is the heaviest
(orange, red)
- Ocean
color in the summer - notice where the sea life is the heaviest
(orange, red)
- Sea surface
temperature - check the migration route temperatures in December,
and then in June.
-
Migrations
Task Card
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- Gray Whales (2-4)
Unfortunately, there are no longer gray whales in the Atlantic Ocean. But
gray whales are found in the Pacific Ocean and are frequent visitors along
the west coast of North America. They are often studied and written about
because they come so close to shore during their migrations. Read through
the links below, and print out and answer the task card.
- Gray Whale Information
- California Gray
Whale Tutorial
-
Gray
Whale Task Card
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- Metompkin and S.T.O.P. (4-6)
The Satellite Tagging Observation Program (S.T.O.P.) is an idea sponsored by
WhaleNet which will make available information on tracking whale movements
by satellites. This is a very exciting program, since the current
information we have available relies only on human observation. The links
below below tell the story and movements of a northern right whale named
"Metompkin" that got tangled in fishing nets off the eastern U.S.
coast. A radio tag was attached to the whale, and later a satellite tag was
attached. Metomptin is now (thankfully) no longer entangled in the nets, but
the satellite tag is also no longer attached. For an activity, visit the
links below, print out the task card, and answer the questions.
- The story
of S.T.O.P.
- The
story of Metompkin
- Watch
Metompkin swim across the Atlantic Ocean!
- Get
the data showing Metompkin's movements.
- Track
Metompkin yourself on this map.
- Why
is Metompkin going this way?
-
Metompkin
Task Card
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- New and Emerging Research
So far, following the movements of whales and other marine mammals has been
hard to do, because it involved people actually following them in boats or
watching from shore. However, there is some exciting technology now being
developed which will let scientists track these animals using radio and
satellite signals.
- Northern
Right Whale Monitoring Project - from the Office of Naval Research
- WhaleNet's
STOP - Data, Maps and Observations on several whales and dolphins
-
For Fun...
There are many exciting things about studying whales. Below are some links that
will lead you on to discover more about these wonderful creatures of the deep.
Image credits:
Pictures from WhaleNet,
used with permission and thanks!
Research Links
Killer Whale (Orcas)
Pictures and Humpback Whale Pictures
Orca and Humpback Whale Pictures (click on an image
to see a larger version). Orca (Killer ...
Scofield's
Whale Pictures 1
THE WHALE STORYBOARD. PART I. All video clips from
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ASK Archive
1998: Whale Pictures
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Whale Pictures and
Information
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"Amazing
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... what is going on. click to find out about minke whales. Spirit of Hervey Bay
click for descriptions plus pictures of some modern whale watching boats. ...
Whale Tales
... and penguins all depend on krill as a major source of food. The largest
creature
on this planet, the blue whale, can hold up to 4 tons of krill in its stomach.
...
Pictures of Humpback
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Whale
Watch Trip
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The Image
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WhaleWatching
Whale Watching Pictures. Boston Pictures New York Pictures Cape Cod Pictures.
Rob Emery's Whale
Pictures
Whale Pictures © All images copyright Rob Emery, 1999:
Humpback (5 pictures). Minke (1 picture). ...
Charlotte, The Vermont
Whale
Charlotte, The Vermont Whale. An Electronic Museum.
Founded on this website December, 1993. ...
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Boats
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Fin Whale - Pictures
Fin Whales. Fin whales are the second largest animal
ever to live on this planet and always a ...
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More
Kindergarten Whale Pictures
Brandon wrote: The whale is swimming. I like to watch
TV in the whale. Jocelyn wrote: The whale ...
Whale
Pictures
There She Blows! . First sighting..King George Sound.. Please
click on the thumbnails to see full size photos. ...
Killer
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Whale Watching
Trip
First, Laura and Tejhra Laura and Tejhra The Humpback Humback's head The family
The
whale and it's baby Next the whale's tail in the air Tail in the air And ...
Whale
of a Tale 2 Pictures
Whale of a Tale. Living Area. Bedroom with 2 Queens and Master Bedroom.
Downstairs
Bedroom and Recreation/Bedroom. back to previous pictures.
Glow
in the Dark Sand Pictures: Dolphin and Whale - Game
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David's Dolphin
Images
... a t e J A V A ! Welcome to David's Dolphin and Whale photos, one of the
largest collection
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Demos: Whale Watcher
... We are always looking for whale pictures, movies, and sounds that can help
improve
the whale watcher. If you want to help us enhance our whale watcher ...
Whale
... whale was beached off the north shore of Royal Island. Click on pictures to
enlarge.
Whale beached in shallow water. Whale being coaxed back to deeper water. Still
...
Keiko Pictures -
Keiko the Whale, Free Willy
KEIKO PICTURES. Send Comments and suggestions to: webmaster@scod.com.
Whale thematic unit
... the information packet about the whale is received, have students write
letters
to the whale, write poems about the whale, draw pictures of the whale, etc. ...
Welcome to WhaleNet at Wheelock
College, Boston
... What's New" whale graphic by Sarah Zenewicz, Reading Memorial High
School.
WhaleNet logo is based on original work by Franco Mariotti. ...
Description: An interactive educational
project sponsored by Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts with support...
Safe Passing
- Photo Album
... Mark's Whale Pictures. Presented here are all my whale pictures from Snow
Creek
in the fall of '98 that didn't come out too fuzzy. This should dispel once and
...
Hackstadt.com - Exploding
Whale
... CONGRATULATIONS! You have reached the definitive
Exploding Whale website on the Internet! ...
