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The Electronic Whale<\/a><\/h1>\n

from The Year of The Gray Whale<\/h3>\nFOR SEA: Marine Biology and Oceanography – Grade 7\n<\/font>\n

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Introduction to this curriculum<\/a><\/b>\n

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Introduction from FOR SEA Grade 7<\/a><\/b><\/font>\n

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FOR SEA Grade 7 Table of Contents<\/a><\/b><\/font>\n

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The Long Journey<\/u><\/b><\/font>\n

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   1. Big As Life<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n
After comparing the length of an adult California gray whale to real objects, students enlarge a pattern of a gray whale to life-size on their play ground or field.\n<\/a>\n

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   2. A Whale Is Born – December 21<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n
Students use mapping skills to track the migration of gray whales as they begin the story line of the event-filled migration of a new calf and its mother.\n<\/a>\n

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   3. The Electronic Whale<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n
Through a computer simulation, students follow gray whale migration, from summer feeding grounds in the Arctic to winter breeding and calving grounds in Mexico.\n<\/a>\n

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   4. The Journey Begins – February 21<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n
\tStudents design a research study which would provide additional information about the northern migration of the gray whale.\n<\/a>\n

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   5. Swimming Northward – March 7<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n
The breathing and diving rhythm of gray whales is examined as students calculate average daily progress during migration.\n<\/a>\n

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   6. Marine Mammal Adaptations: Diving Buoyancy<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n
Students discover what ratio of materials enables the whales they “create” to neither float too high nor sink too deep.\n<\/a>\n

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   7. Whale Watching – December 10<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n
The recommended procedures for observing whales are revealed as students learn how to identify whales.\n<\/a>\n

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   8. Protecting Whales – December 21<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n
A discussion of current whaling issues and the International Whaling Commission provide a springboard for student involvement.\n<\/a>\n

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Unit 1: Born<\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n

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Activity 1 Big as Life<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tLaying out the grid images<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tRoot words<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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Activity 2 A Whale Is Born – December 21<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tGray whale background information<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tGray whale fact sheet<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tWhale and dolphin packs<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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Unit 2: The Long Journey<\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n

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Activity 1 The Journey Begins – February 21<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tHow to find marine information<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tWhale words<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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Activity 3 Swimming Northward – March 7<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tGray whale swimming and breathing cycle<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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Activity 6 Marine Mammal Diving Response – Bradycardia<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tKelp forest divers<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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Unit 5: Follow That Whale<\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n

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Activity 1 Whale Watching – December 10<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tWhale watching photo album<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tWhale watching guidelines<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tWatching whales<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tWhale awareness zone<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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Unit 7: Whales Count!<\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n

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Activity 3 Protecting Whales – December 21<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tPoint and Counterpoint – Native American whaling<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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Activity 5 The Electronic Whale<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tKiller whale fact sheet<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tBeaufort wind scale<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tEducator Guide to The Gray Whale Obstacle Course<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tThe Gray Whale Obstacle Course Viewing Guide<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tGray Whales on the Move<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tWhale Adaptations<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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