The Topic:  Whales & Dolphins

American Cetacean Society

http://www.acsonline.org/index.htm

This is the website of is the oldest whale conservation group in the world. They seek to educate about these remarkable animals and the problems they face in their increasingly threatened habitats.

Related Websites:

2) Cetacea http://www.cetacea.org/index.htm

3) Cetaceans http://whales.gn.apc.org/cetaceans.shtml

4) Learning About Marine Mammals from Dolphin Research Center

http://www.dolphins.org/learn/drc-lern.htm

5) Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises (Order Cetacea) by L. Drumm from the National Marine Mammal Laboratory http://nmml01.afsc.noaa.gov/education/cetaceans/cetacea.htm

 

David's Dolphin and Whale Watch

http://neptune.atlantis-intl.com/dolphins/

This is a good starting point for studying dolphins and whales. The site has a large collection of photographs plus sounds and links.

Other Websites Featuring Dolphins and Whales:

2) Dolphinwise http://www.dolphinwise.com/ 

3) Marine Mammals: Dolphins and Whales http://www.ganesha.org/misc/dolphin.html

4) Whale Club: Dolphins, Whales, & Manatees http://www.whaleclub.com/

5) Whale Songs by L. Leonhardt, Black Box and Oasis Telecommunications

http://www.whalesongs.org/

6) World Wide Whales http://www.dkd.net/whales/index.html

 

Dolphins from Scholastic's Wild Animal Watch

http://teacher.scholastic.com/dolphin/index.htm

Host Dan Odell takes you underwater to meet the inquisitive stars of the cetacean group - dolphins.

Related Websites:

2) Dolphin Institute http://www.dolphin-institute.org/

3) Dolphin Links from Suite 101 http://www.suite101.com/links.cfm/dolphins

4) Dolphins: Mammals http://www.aqua.org/animals/species/prdolfin.html

5) Dolphin Research Institute http://www.dolphinresearch.org.au/

6) Dolphins at Enchanted Learning

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/dolphins.shtml

7) Dolphins from Discovering Whales http://www.omplace.com/omsites/discover/DOLPHINS/index.html

8) Dolphins Around the World by S. Kirby http://www.southwest.com.au/~kirbyhs

9) Frequently Asked Questions: Dolphins http://www.theaterofthesea.com/qa.html

10)Human Dolphin Institute http://www.human-dolphin.org/

 

Whales: A Thematic Web Unit

http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/Whales/

This site contains a a thematic unit for cooperative learning across an integrated curriculum which is an interactive resource for teachers, students, and parents.

Other Whale Sites:

2) Discovering Whales http://www.omplace.com/omsites/discover/index.html

3) Whale Information from South Australian Whale Center http://www.sawhalecentre.com/

4) Whales on the Net http://www.whales.org.au/home.html

5) Whales On the Net - Picture Gallery http://www.stormpages.com/published/gallery/index.html

6) Zoom Whales from Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/

Websites By Kids For Kids

Afriteam (2001 ThinkQuest Internet Challenge)

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0124382/

This website introduces whales and whale spotting around South Africa.

 

Dolphins- The Oracles of the Sea (First place award, 1998 ThinkQuest Internet Challenge)

http://library.thinkquest.org/17963/?tqskip=1

Dolphins are as intelligent as a human being - or are they? Find out the truth as you explore this well-researched site on the different species of oceanic dolphins, various small toothed whales (they are closer to dolphins than whales), and river dolphins. The site includes evolution, taxonomy, anatomy, behavior, and more.

 

Leap Into The World of Dolphins (Gold award, 2001 ThinkQuest Junior Project)

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110164/

This website includes the life of a dolphin, dolphin protection, dolphin species, and an interactive section called fun lagoon.

 

Majesty of Whales (1996 ThinkQuest Internet Challenge)

http://library.thinkquest.org/2605/

Do you know that whales and dolphins are not fish at all, but are types of marine mammal? Learn more about them.

 

Welcome to the World of Cetacea (1997 ThinkQuest Internet Challenge)

http://library.thinkquest.org/10091/

View a museum about dolphins from their point-of-view as you look at pictures and gather information about dolphin anatomy, habitat, and fun facts.

 

Whales and Their Habitat Around Man (1996 ThinkQuest Internet Challenge)

http://library.thinkquest.org/2946/

The tongue of a blue whale--the largest animal in the world--can weigh up to 22 tons! Read other interesting facts about the speed, color, and eating habits of whales. Learn to identify the different 'blows' of each kind of whale.

More Whales & Dolphins Sites

Baleen Whales from Sea World

http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Baleen/home.html

Most scientists recognize three whales in the whale group (suborder): right whale, rorqual whale, and the gray whale. Others include a fourth, the pygmy right whale.

Other Sites from Sea World:

2) Beluga Whales http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Beluga/home.html

3) Bottlenose Dolphins http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Bottlenose/home.html

4) Killer Whales http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/KillerWhale/home.html

 

California Gray Whale Tutorial

http://www.slocoe.org/resource/whale/index.htm

The online lessons include: What is a California Gray Whale?, Migration, Feeding, Whaling, Whale Behavior, and Calving.

 

Charlotte, The Vermont Whale from University of Vermont

http://www.uvm.edu/whale/whalehome.html

Finding the bones of a marine whale in the fields of rural Vermont is an intriguing dilemma that poses a number of questions.

 

Dolphins and Man.....Equals? by R. Blackstock

http://www.polaris.net/~rblacks/dolphins.htm

This article considers the intelligence of dolphins versus man and more.

 

Marine Mammal Vocalizations: Language or Behavior? by K. Amaral

http://www.umassd.edu/public/people/kamaral/thesis/marinemammalacoustics.html

Find out if the sounds whales and dolphins make are a form of communication or a simple behavior. This site includes many marine mammal sound clips.

 

Tuna-Dolphin Controversy by M. Scott

http://www.maninnature.com/Fisheries/Tuna/tuna1a.html and

http://website.lineone.net/~s.ward/MIN/98Aug/Tuna.html

For more than 25 years, the tuna-dolphin controversy in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) has raged in public debate, courts of law, scientific meetings, the halls of Congress, and international meetings.

Related Website:

2) Dolphin Protection and Tuna Seining by E.H. Buck

http://www.cnie.org/nle/crsreports/marine/mar-14.cfm

3) Tuna/Dolphin Update by K. O'Connell http://csiwhalesalive.org/csi01402.html

4) Tuna Fishing Report by M. Groswald http://www.hmcs-yukon.org/news/whitepaper/overview.htm

 

Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society

http://www.wdcs.org/

This is the website of an organization dedicated to the conservation and welfare of all whales, dolphins and porpoises.

 

Virtual Whales

http://www.cs.sfu.ca/research/Whales/

Here you can find a 3D Animation and sound environment for the visualization of the feeding behaviors of Pacific Humpback Whales.

 

Whale Watcher

http://www.aiinc.ca/demos/whale.html

When you run this online application, it will ask you some questions and then try to identify the whale that you have observed.

 

Whale-Watching-Web

http://www.physics.helsinki.fi/whale/

By watching the whales you can prolong the life of cetaceans as a species. This may be the last chance before they say goodbye for this Planet.

 

Websites For Teachers

Becoming Whales by L. Flammer

http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/lessons/whale.ev.html

Students will experience the historical discovery of fossils which increasingly link whales to earlier land-dwelling mammals.

 

Create a Whale of a Lesson! from Education World

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson075.shtml

This lesson planning article contains a bunch of cross-curriculum activities related to Keiko, killer whales, and Iceland.

 

Elementary Lesson Plans from Dolphin Quest

http://www.dolphinquest.org/education/teachers/Elementary/elementaryintro.htm

Students are fascinated by dolphins and intrigued by the ocean world. Here are some elementary-level lessons for your students that teach solid science concepts using dolphins as the context.

Related Website:

2) Secondary Lesson Plans from Dolphin Quest

http://www.dolphinquest.org/education/teachers/Secondary/secondaryintro.htm

 

How Big is a Blue Whale? (Pre-K to Grade 2) from Teachers Net

http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-2548.html

Before starting this lesson, the teacher should cut the shape of a whale's head and the shape of a whale's tail out of chart paper. Make them as life-sized as possible.

 

Models Made from Squares: Whale

http://home.earthlink.net/~pearl2/whalefld.html

This fishy model is easy and good for beginners. Have a whale of a time!

 

(SWIMS) Studying Whales in Middle School (Grade 7)

http://teacher.esuhsd.org/webquests/webquests/whales.html

This site has a four week unit on humpback whales.

 

Tuna/Dolphin Controversy from FOR SEA Institute of Marine Science

http://www.forsea.org/TUNALESSON.HTML

This is a site of a sample lesson plan. Connects to a related student page.

 

Whale Lesson by L. Sehorne at Teachers Net

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/76.html

This brief site has some good ideas for learning activities on whales.

 

Whales Teacher Guide (Grades K-3) from Sea World

http://www.seaworld.org/WhalesK3/whalesk3intro.htm

Students will explore the natural history of whales and recognize that humans are an interconnected part of whales' ecosystems.

Another Sea World Teacher Guide:

2) Orcas (In Spanish) http://www.seaworld.org/teacherguides/orcas/orcasintro.htm