Tale of a Whale

Lesson Plan Overview

Students exercise their observation skills to do some of the actual work of marine biologists who study the humpback whale. They identify an individual whale by examining photographs taken at sea.

Source: NOAA
Grades: 3-5

Literacy Principles:

OLP#5: The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.

OLP#6: The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.

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