Outline for
Maine’s Marine Mammals from Ocean Adventure!|
I. Introduction - who I am and why we are here II. Whales in general A. Whale models and actual sizes B. A little evolution (or not as the teacher wishes) C. Adaptations to life underwater III. Odontocetes - the toothed whales A. Whale teeth can come in really weird shapes B. Porpoises, dolphins, orcas and sperm whales C. Lifestyles of the Round and Large IV. Mysticetes - the moustache whales A. Filter feeding demo B. Minke, humpback, right and finback whales C. Lifestyles of the Rounder and Larger V. Seals A. Two kinds in Maine B. A different way to live underwater
Follow-up materials provided - Gulf of Maine book and poster, word search activity
Maine Learning Results Standards covered for Science & Technology: Grades K-2/ A.2-4; B. 1,2; C. 1,2; D. 1-4; J. 1,3; L.3 Grades 3-4/ A. 1-4; D. 1,3,4; I. 2; J. 1; L.2 Grades 5-8/ A.3; C. 1; D. 1-3; J. 1; L. 1; M. 7 |
Vocabulary List for Maine’s Marine Mammals from
Ocean Adventure!|
(This program is used for many age groups. Pick out age-appropriate terms) Gulf of Maine - the semi-enclosed sea, separate from the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Cape Cod, Maine, Nova Scotia and Georges Bank cetacean - the group of mammals that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises pinniped - the group of mammals that includes seals, sea lions and walruses odontocetes - the toothed whales - the whales that have actual teeth, though some of those teeth look quite strange mysticetes - the moustache whales - the group of big whales whose many plates of baleen in their mouth make the look like they have moustaches baleen - long, thin plates, frayed at the end like a brush, that mysticete whales use to filter their food out of huge mouthfuls of water keratin - the hard but flexible material that the whale’s baleen, your hair and your fingernails are made of. pod - cows come in herds, lions come in prides, geese come in gaggles and whales come in pods sonar - the ability of odontocete whales to send out sounds and use the echoes that come back to "see" underwater blubber - the layer of fatty tissue that surrounds whales and seals for insulation and streamlining blow - the spray of atomized water blown high into the air when a whale breathes out flukes - the two wide flaps of a whale’s tail fins - the small, non-movable stabilizing structures on a whale’s back flippers - the movable, steering structures on each side of a whale |