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Why did the whale cross the road?
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Why did the whale cross the road?
Whales live in water, but they are not fish. Whales are mammals like you and me. There are many different and unique whales with interesting names such as bottlenose dolphin or narwhal or killer whale. Some whales are the biggest animals on earth. Many are endangered and need our help.
Lets
take a quick trip right now to find out more about these special
animals!
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Look for the blow! |
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Are you ready to go visit a whale?
IT WILL BE A WHALE OF A TRIP!
click here
To hear a whale
click here.
Your task, with your helper,
is to research your favorite whale. You will learn how your cetacean
or whale speaks, lives and eats. Use the websites to gather
information.
On the Whale Note Taking Task
Sheet (which you will be able to print out), you and your helper will
record some important and interesting facts about your
whale.
Color a picture or do a
dot-to-dot of your whale (which you will be able to print out) or do
an art project.
Give a short presentation to
the class telling what you have found out about your whale and
showing us what you made.
You
will be working with a partner who is your grown-up helper. Together
you will enjoy learning new things about your whale.
You
are ready to begin your whale search. From the Resource
Chart below
you will pick a whale that you would like to find out more
about.
Use
the Whale Note Taking Task Sheet to help you with your
whale information and
presentation.
Whale Note
Taking Task Sheet
Print a color sheet or dot-to-dot of your whale from the website
you will visit on the Resource
Chart.
or
Do a suggested art project,
create your own, or make a poster using photos from the Internet to
use as a visual aid in your presentation.
Art
Projects
Think
of at least 3 important facts about your whale and 3 more about your
artwork to tell the class.
With
your helper, practice what you will say, so as a class, we can be
good listeners for you. Look at your Assessment Rubric to make sure
you cover all the pieces in your presentation.
Underlined
items are links to travel to other places.
When
you are on a website, to go back, press the back
button.
Whenever
you see a 
you
can click on it to see a photo(s).
Whenever
you see a
you
can click on it to see a movie.
Remember,
pictures say a lot so pay attention to them!
Whenever
you see a
you can click on it to take you where the button says.
When
finding out about the length and weight of your whale make sure you
check the unit that the author of the sight used. Weight might be in
pounds (lb) or kilograms (kg) and the length might be in feet (ft) or
meters (m).
Go
to the Whale
Glossary if you
would like to know more about the meaning of a word used to tell
about your whale.
Whale
Glossary
Blue
BBWhaBBlBbbbbbb
.........Grey
......Sperm
......Humpback
.............
Bowhead
...........Killer
........
Dolphin
........Beluga
...................Narwhal
Click
here for even more information about your whale and great photos
too!
Click here
to see the Whale Center of New England's
Whale
Picture Gallery.
See several different kinds of whales that swim in the Atlantic Ocean
off of Massachusetts, especiallys.
Click here to see
more photos.
Click here to see
more photos.
Click here to see
more
photos.
Click here to see
morephotos.
Click here to see more
photos.
Click here to see a big photo of a.
Click here to see a big photo
of a .
To see whale parts close up
click here.
To get answers from a scientist about whale questions
click here.
Whales face dangers, such as pollution,hunting, and getting trapped in fishing nets. As people, we must look out for whales and keep them safe. To find out what happened to Metompkin, a Right whale when it was trapped in a fisherman's net
click here.
Click here and then go to the button 2 to see if your whale is
endangered.
If you would like to know about the rescue and recovery of a baby Grey whale
click here.
To
read some whale jokes, click the dolphin.
Speaking 1.15 Students use verbal and
nonverbal skills to express themselves effectively. This is
evident when students a. Share
information. 1.18 Students use computers,
to gather information and ideas, and to represent
information and ideas accurately. 7.13 Students understand the
characteristic of organisms. This is evident when
students: a. Identify characteristics of
organisms. c.Describe and show examples
of the interdependence of all systems that support
life(e.g., family, community, food chains)
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Student completes
some sections on the Whale Note Taking Task
Sheet. Student completes
ALL sections on the Whale Note Taking Task Sheet. Student completes a
color sheet of a whale. Student achieves
Topnotch and completes 1 of the following: ~adds more details
to the Whale Note Taking Task Sheet. ~completes an art
project of a whale. ~locate the
WebQuest. ~select correct
links with in the WebQuest for your
whale. ~Travel to and from
the Internet source and our WebQuest with adult
support . ~locate the
WebQuest ~select correct
links within the WebQuest for your whale. ~travel to and from
the Internet source and our WebQuest with adult
support. ~locate the
WebQuest. ~select correct
links within the WebQuest for your whale. ~travel to and from
the Internet source and our WebQuest almost independently
with adult support only once in a while. Student shares less
than 3 whale facts. Student does not
have a visual aid. Student shares 3
whale facts. Student has art
project to accompany presentation. Student shares more
than 3 whale facts. Student has an art
project to accompany presentation and is able to say 3
statements about it.
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Flapping Flippers! You are now a whale WebQuest graduate. I hope you and your helper had a fun and educational time on your journey. You have all completed a presentation for the class to show what you have learned about your favorite whale. You will learn about several other whales through the presentations of your classmates.
Please consider this WebQuest as an introduction to whales. There are many other wonderful Internet sites and activities to explore and use to gather information. Please take advantage of them when you have time.
A fun extension of this WebQuest would be to learn about the Vermont Whale. Also, it would be to worthwhile to learn about how people are helping whales and how to adopt a whale. Also, it would be exciting to read about what it is like to go on a whale watch in Massachusetts. Click onto the following websites to learn about this and more.
I hope you had a great time on your adventure, learned much, and gained a deeper appreciation for whales, the giants of the sea.
Lile_Bedard@fcmail.milton.k12.vt.us
