Activity One – Blue Whale
Researching the Species
What you will need:
- Reference materials provided by your teacher
- Library Books
- Access to the Internet
Let's get started!
Using the Blue Whale Fact Sheet provided with this kit, the Internet, and other resources, learn as much as you can about the blue whale.
You can either:
A: Write a report to record and share what you have learned with others.
B: Create an educational poster designed to teach a group of younger students about blue whales.
Questions to Consider
As you research blue whales here are some questions to try and answer:
- How big can a blue whale get?
- Does the blue whale have teeth?
- What does the blue whale eat?
- What is special about the sounds blue whales make?
- How big is a newborn blue whale?
- How fast can blue whales swim?
- Where are blue whales found?
- Do blue whales have predators?
- What is the blue whales' Species at Risk status?
- Why are blue whales a Species at Risk?
- What can we do to help protect blue whales?
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