Description

Excite students as they learn all about whales and create an interactive project with this life science, hands-on, creative resource. This nonfiction science unit makes learning about baleen whales and toothed whales interesting and will help students develop reading, research, writing and organizational skills.

⭐Designed for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students.

⭐Use as a fully stand-alone unit or students can research for additional information through books, videos and websites.

⭐Check out the preview VIDEO!

⭐ Low-prep, comprehensive unit

⭐ Inspires reading, writing, organization, project research skills

⭐ Can be used to create a lapbook or interactive notebook

What you get in this Whale unit:

• How to use details
• Images of how to create different style/size lapbooks and examples of interactive notebook pages
• Supply list
• Student forms: Required elements and grading rubric
• Project grading form
• Informational text covering topics such as classification, anatomy, behavior, communication, diet, life cycle, habitat and species-specific information for the following: Bottlenose whale, Cluver’s Beaked whale, Beluga whale, Killer whale, Narwhal, Sperm whale, Blue whale, Bowhead whale, fin whale, humpback whale and the Gray whale
• Vocabulary
• Whale surfacing behaviors – Images and descriptions
• Suggested book titles for further research
• Clipart
• Project templates

Why You Need the All About Whales unit:

• This unit provides in-depth information and template choices making it easy to:
  – Select how large of a project you want students to create
  – Differentiate and meet the needs and interests of students
• Real facts are presented and this unit can be a complete stand-alone project if you choose or students can do further research. Your choice!
• This resource helps you facilitate meaningful lessons and discussions about whales to enhance understanding of related vocabulary and facts.

The best part? This resource saves you time as it is print-and-go!

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