81. Whale Theme The primary focus of the Community Learning Network (CLN) is to help K12 teachers integrate Information Technology into their classrooms. http://www.cln.org/themes/whale.html

Whale Theme Page This "Theme Page" has links to two types of resources related to the study of Whales. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are also links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme. Please read our California Gray Whale Tutorial Lessons include: What is a California Gray Whale? Migration; Feeding; Whaling; Whale Behaviour; and Calving. Create a Whale of a Lesson From Education World, this lesson is tied to the September 98 release of Keiko however there are over a dozen cross curricular activities that would be appropriate at any time. Subjects covered include geography, science, language arts, math, and history. Sea World/Busch Gardens Information about whales can be found in a number of places within this site, including several sections under "Animal Resources" and "Educational Resources." TrackStar TrackStar is an online interface which allows instructors to create lessons for students by sequencing existing instructional content in various web sites within a lesson. Students explore one topic at a particular location within one web site then move on to the next topic at another web site. The list of topics remains visible throughout the lesson so that students can remain on track. Explorations of the web sites beyond the designated instructional content are also possible.

82. Killer Whale All about the Killer whale adoption program at the vancouver aquarium. http://www.killerwhale.org/index2.html

All about the Killer whale adoption program at the vancouver aquarium.

83. Center For Whale Research Founded to promote, conduct, and support benign research on cetaceans. http://www.rockisland.com/~orcasurv/

Center for Whale Research (this is our old website, the new website can be found at www.whaleresearch.com The Center for Whale Research was founded in 1976 to promote, conduct and support benign research on marine mammals of the Order Cetacea - whales, dolphins and porpoises. The research method is primarily long term (multi-year) photo-identification of individuals within populations, which provides baseline data for demographic and behavioral studies. The knowledge gained from these studies is provided to the scientific community, to governments, to the public and to conservation organizations. Sperm whale ( Physeter macrocephalus ) breaching The principle studies underway are Orca Survey - a long term photo-identification study of killer whales in the Pacific Northwest, conducted continuously since 1976; Bahamas Marine Mammal Survey - a general survey of marine mammals in the northern Bahamas, with particular emphasis on studies of bottlenose dolphins and beaked whales, begun in 1991; Pacific Humpbacks - a study of humpback whales since 1986, with other cooperating researchers, to determine migratory patterns, stock identity and population status in the Eastern North Pacific;

84. Humpback Whale: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department Of Fish And Game Humpback whale species description from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Wildlife Notebook Series. http://fishgame.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/marine/humpback.php

@import url(/css/cf_only/ala6_alpha.css); @import url(/css/cf_only/ala6_alpha.css); @import url("/css/cf_only/onceinline2.css"); Skip to Main Page Content Contacts Licenses/Permits Regulations ... www.adfg.state.ak.us Humpback Whale The humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae ) is the baleen whale most frequently seen swimming or feeding close to shore along the southern coast of Alaska. When beginning to dive, animals often lift their flukes (tail) out of the water thereby exposing the pattern of black and white which characterizes the ventral side. This pattern varies with each whale and is used by biologists to identify individual animals. Humpbacks may stay submerged for as long as 30 minutes although most dives do not last longer than 15 minutes. When resting near the surface between dives, whales may blow every few seconds. General description: Humpback whales are distinguished from other whales by the extremely long flippers which may reach 25 to 30 percent of the length of the entire animal. The animals appear generally dark when viewed from above although the flippers may have varying amounts of white on the dorsal side. The underside of the flippers and tail, and often the sides and ventral surfaces of humpback whales may be partially white. Humpback whales have a small dorsal fin which is often seen when the animal is beginning to dive. Adults may reach a length of 55 feet (16.7 m) although the average adult length for west coast animals taken during the days of whaling was 42 feet (12.7 m) for females and 40.5 feet (12.3 m) for males. Like other baleen whales, adult females at any given age are usually larger than males. The plates of baleen are generally dark in color and number 270 - 400 on each side of the upper jaw.

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