Let's learn about whales and dolphins!
It doesn't matter if you are a classroom teacher, homeschool educator, or parent looking to entertain your kids, we've got you covered with educational and fun opportunities to help all ages learn about whales and dolphins.
We also offer virtual presentations that you can share with your classroom! You can pick out one of the topics that we covered in our Facebook Live streams or do a Q/A with a marine biologist! For more details, email us at contact@beta.whales.org.
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Activities
Do you think you can spot the difference in our worksheet?
Grades K-5
For those that just enjoy coloring, Lisa Joan Art has some beautiful coloring pages that you can download!
We have a new challenge for students to further their at-home learning AND become ocean advocates.
The program is perfect for kids of all ages (younger kids may need some help from someone older) and you get a fun certificate from us at the end!
Patterns can be found everywhere! Check out this fun scavenger hunt that you can have at home finding patterns that can are in both our oceans and around our house. Perfect for remote learning.
Download it here.
Grades 1-5
What do humpback whale flippers and wind turbines have in common? A lot more than you would think! Learn all about biomimicry in our fun activity sheet. Biomimicry is looking at everyday things and seeing how nature influenced it. Grades 5-12
Download it here.
Workbooks
We are so excited to offer both of our activity books to keep you occupied! Dive into the world of Southern Resident orcas and learn the story of Coral, the humpback whale, all while doing some fun activities!
These workbooks were made possible thanks to the generosity of the Jessica Rekos Foundation.
Videos
Bring whales home to you!
Watch our video and learn about the cool marine creatures that live in the Gulf of Maine!
Want to use this video as a learning activity? We made a worksheet to go with it, which includes questions for grades 1 -12!
Last year, we went live on Facebook Live and talked whales! The fun and interactive live stream were over a variety of whale topics and you can still watch them all up on our Youtube page or on our Facebook!
Topics have included baleen, species spotlights, photo identification of humpbacks, biomimicry, story book readings, crafts, mythbuster sessions, introduction to policy, and more!
For additional educational fun, you can download some correlating worksheets.
- Whale Anatomy worksheet - to go with the April 28th Facebook Live stream
- Book reading worksheet - to go with the April 30th Facebook Live stream
Follow WDC on social media for more fun facts, cute pictures and opportunities!
Thank you to the Jessica Rekos Foundation and the Sheehan Family Companies for supporting our education initiatives!
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