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Whale Songs

Subject Area:

Science

Address/URL:

http://www.ot.com/whales/

Description:

Whales on the Web... Visit the Whale Songs site for lots of information and pictures of different kinds of whales. Follow one teacher's journey aboard the 'Song of the Whale' ship as they searched for whales in the Azores Islands. Learn about the whales and dolphins they encountered as well as their adventures. Did you know the blue whale is the largest creature ever to live on the face of the Earth? That male sperm whales grow to be twice as large as female sperm whales? Find out even more marine mammal facts at this site.

How You Can Use This Source:

Click on "Cetacean Info" to read biographies on several types of whales. Also in this area is a nifty graphic of several whales drawn to scale so you can get an idea of the relative sizes of these marine creatures.
Teachers can use the creative lesson plan ideas with their students.

Thanks to Anabella Wewer of Whitehall, PA for submitting this site.

Go to Whale Songs.