The blue whale is the largest animal in the world!!
But how big is it?
A Blue whale is as long as an airplane, 3 school busses, or 6 elephants
& weighs about the same as 40 elephants or 15 school busses.
video.nationalgeographic.com/video/101-videos/0000015d-3233-d466-a57f-babb832e0000
Activity: How Many Kindergarteners long is a blue whale?
Inquiry Activity: How do whales stay warm?
Use a glove (or a Ziploc) without shortening and a glove with shortening. The one with shortening represents blubber. Have children put their hand in the water using the regular glove and then the "blubber glove" and encourage them to share their observations.
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Inquiry Activity: How do whales eat?:
Teacher will help children research how whale eat and find ways to simulate this.
This example uses a comb to show how baleen whales filter their food.
Whale Talk
Play whale sounds and ask the children what they think the whales are trying to say. Assist the children in their research of whale songs and the different ways that they use them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SujL16F1U4
Enjoy this videos of whale jumping:
Books:
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