Resources for Teachers and Students

 

Download Teacher's Guide here. (PDF)

Download Project Goals & Objectives here. (PDF)

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For More Information on Humpback Whales:

Whale Trust
General Information on whales, conservation and research into humpback whales
http://www.whaletrust.org/whales/about_whales.html

Video and Sound Gallery for humpback whales
http://www.whaletrust.org/gallery/gallery_video.html
http://www.whaletrust.org/gallery/gallery_sound.html

National Geographic Magazine
Humpback Whales: What Are They Doing Down There?
22-Page Story Featuring Whale Trust Research into Hawaii’s Humpback Whales
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/01/humpback-whales/chadwick-text.html

Juneau Humpback Whale Catalogue
Alaska Fisheries Science Center
http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/ABL/Humpback/AboutHumpbacks.htm

Alaska Whale Foundation
http://www.alaskawhalefoundation.org/education/education.html

Glacier Bay National Park
http://www.nps.gov/glba/naturescience/whales.htm

General Information about Cetaceans
http://www.whaletrackers.com/


Websites and Resources for Students and/or Teachers

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
“The Migration Game”
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/whales/main_page.htm

EcoKids
General Information on Whales and Threats to Whales
http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/whales/index.cfm

New England Aquarium
http://www.neaq.org/education_and_activities/index.php

American Cetacean Society
Fact Sheets, Curriculum Ideas on Whales
http://www.acsonline.org/education/curriculum/index.html


Humpback Whale Conservation – Issues and Threats

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
Entanglement, Ship Collisions, Underwater Noise Pollution, Marine Debris
http://hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/res/entanglement.html

National Geographic Magazine
Right Whales: On the Brink, On the Rebound
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/10/right-whales/chadwick-text


Books For Children (Ages 7 – 11)

 

image: Face to Face with WhalesFace to Face with Whales
By Flip Nicklin (photographs) and Linda Nicklin (author)
Published by National Geographic Society, Recommended Ages 7 - 9 years*

*Participating schools in the Whale Trust Traveling Mural project will receive a complementary and signed copy of Face to Face with Whales

 

image: Face to Face with DolphinsFace to Face with Dolphins
By Flip and Linda Nicklin
Published by National Geographic Society, Recommended Ages 7 - 9 years

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