Animals: Beluga Whales
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| Animals: Beluga Whales |
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| These websites are about beluga whales. Learn all about these aquatic mammals, what they look like, where they live, how they communicate, and more. There are fun facts, interactives, videos, audio files, and many photographs. |
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Grade Level:
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Resource Links:
| Enchanted Learning: Beluga Whale
Here are facts and information about beluga whales, including links to several print out activities.
FactMonster: Beluga
Here is an encyclopedia article about beluga whales. NOTE: This site contains ads and a pop up.
BBC Wildfacts: Beluga
Here is a fact sheet about belugas, including information about their physical description, diet, and behavior. Includes photographs.
CBBC New Round
Read or listen to this news story about a whale that has learned to blow bubble rings. There is also a whale quiz.
BBC: Whale and Boy Swim Together
Watch this short video of a four-year-old boy swimming with a beluga whale.
BBC: Beluga Whale Birth
Here is a video of a baby beluga Whale being born.
Sea World: Beluga Whales
Learn all about belugas with this online information book. Includes facts about their physical characteristics, behavior, life cycle, and more. There are photographs and audio files of the sounds that they make.
Shedd Aquarium: Beluga Whales
Learn about beluga whales on this Web page. Click the link at the right for an interactive feature about Kayavak, a beluga whale who was raised at the aquarium.
Shedd Aquarium: Beluga Calf Update
Read the latest news about the beluga calf that was born in Chicago in 2007. Includes photographs and short videos.
National Geographic: Beluga Whales
Read a profile of the beluga whale. This page has fast facts and links to a printable fact sheet, video, audio file, and whale photo gallery. NOTE: This site contains ads.
Lesson Plan: Beluga Whales in the Ice
Students can learn about beluga whales and how they survive in icy arctic waters with this lesson plan.
ABC Teach: Beluga Whale Coloring Page
Here is a printable coloring page of a beluga whale.
Now Playing: Beluga Whales
This page has fun facts, photographs, questions and answers about belugas.
eThemes Resource: Animals: Whales
These sites are about whales. Learn about the characteristics, behavior, and classification of whales. Topics include the habitat, life cycle, communication methods, and migration. There are videos, photographs, and sound files. Several hands-on activities and online games and quizzes are included. eThemes Resources on endangered species and ocean animals are linked.
eThemes Resource: Animals: Ocean and Sea Creatures
Learn more about the hundreds of creatures that live in the oceans and seas. Includes many photos and videos, audio files, and real-time images from Webcams. The animals covered include whales, jellyfish, dolphins, sea turtles, seahorses, and more. Includes links to eThemes Resources on Geography: Oceans and Animals: Sharks.
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Education Standards:
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AL Standards:
4.1, 4.3, 6.2
AR Standards:
LS.2.1.1, LS.2.1.2, LS.2.2.1.a, LS.2.2.1.c, LS.2.2.2, LS.4.2.2
IL Standards:
12.A.1a, 12.A.1b, 12.B.1a, 12.B.1b
ME Standards:
A.2, B.1, C.2, D.4
MO Standards:
3.1.A.a, 3.1.D.b, 3.1.D.d
OH Standards:
2.A.1, 2.B.3, 2.A.1, 2.A.5, 2.B.2, 2.B.3, 2.B.6
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