Whale Watching

Introduction

The race is on! You have just been entered in a whale-spotting race. It is time for you to brush up on your whale facts and guide your team in the right direction. Your goal is to be the first to spot a whale! On your marks, get set, go!

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Task

Your job is to be a good detective so you can be the first to spot a whale. First, you will need to choose the whale you would like to find. Then, by researching what he eats, where he lives, where he might travel, what he looks like, and other important facts, you should be able to track his movement and be the first to spot a real whale. Finally, you will present your findings to others so they are able to be successful at finding whales too!

Research

Now that you are in your pods and you know what type of whale you are looking for, you can start gathering information. Use the websites below to fill in the information sheet. Remember, you only have a small amount of time before your ship leaves, so you need to use your time wisely. These websites will help you find out what your whale eats, his length, his weight, his color, what he sounds like, his habitat, his location, how he travels and other interesting facts.

Student Research Sheet

Beluga	Blue Whale	Humpback	Orca	Narwhal
http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index/mammals/226.htm	http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index/mammals/237.htm	http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index/mammals/238.htm	http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index/mammals/234.htm	http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index/mammals/227.htm
1	1	1	1	1
2	2	2	2	2
3	3	3	3	3
4	4	4	4	4
Sounds of the Beluga	Sounds of the blue whale	Sounds of the Humpback	Sounds of the Orca	Sounds of the Narwhal

*** If you finish early, go back to web site # 2 and try some whale activities.

Project

After you have discovered your strongest Multiple Intelligence, choose one activity to work on individually in the classroom. Write down what you will be doing on this research sheet so you don’t forget!

Word Smart

Math Smart

Music/

Sound
Smart

Art Smart

People Smart

Body Smart

Self Smart

Nature Smart

Write a poem about your whale.

Create a diagram of your whale.

Do a Power Point page and include sounds of your whale.

Create a poster to tell about your whale.

Work together with the other People Smart students. Find ways you can compare your whale to theirs. Give your presentation with that Person

Pretend you are a whale. Explain what you do in your daily life.

Pretend you are on a ship that is whale watching. Describe the whale you see.

Create a map to show where your whale lives, where it gets it’s food, etc. Remember to include a key.

Write a Story about your whale remember to include your facts!

Use a Venn Diagram to compare your whale to Henry.

Think of a song you know and change the words to tell about your whale.

Create a Model of your whale.

Work with another person to create a brochure that will tell about your whale.

Create a diorama for your whale to live in.

Create a book to tell about your whale.

Use real whale pictures to create a whale brochure.

Assessment

You will be evaluated on:

Cooperation, focus and participation in partnerships while working on your research

Amount of information gathered

Did you fill in all of the blanks?

Quality of project

Did you include all of your information in an organized manner?

Presentation

Loud, clear voice ~ Can we hear you?
Make eye contact ~ Are you looking at the class?
Visual of project ~ Can we see your project?

Rubric

The evaluation will be in the form of a rubric. Click here