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1 Table of Contents Introduction...3 How to Use This ook...4 Cross-Curricular Activities...5 Standards and enchmarks...6 Wyland: Artist of the Sea...7 Wylie Whale s Wonderful Journey...9 Wylie s Journey Home Mini ook...48 The pen cean...50 pen cean Inhabitants...51 Who Lives in the cean?...52 All About Whales...53 How Does lubber Work?...55 The ody of a Whale...56 Toothed Whales...57 aleen Whales...58 ottlenose Dolphins...59 Dolphin Sounds...60 Dolphin Detectives...61 All About Dolphins...62 Sharks...63 Shark Names...64 Predator and Prey...65 Shark Teeth and Human Teeth...66 Great White Teeth...67 The Nose Knows...68 Coral Reef Life...69 Clownfish Coloring...70 Life in a Kelp Forest...71 All About Sea tters...72 Feeling for Food...73 Sea tters...74 Mammal and Fish Review...75 Protection...76 Food Chain...77 Who Am I? Game Cards...78 ingo Cards...80 Word Cards...88 Answer Key...96 Dolphins Dolphin Seas Humpback Whales Whales rcas rca Calling Sharks Shark Life Wyland Transparencies Sea tters Sea tters cean Life Sacred Waters Reef Life Sea Turtle Reef Coral Reefs Radiant Reef

2 All About Whales Whales Whales are mammals, not fish. They come in many sizes and have different body shapes. Some are only 4 feet long. The largest, the blue whale, lives in all the oceans of the world and can grow to be over 100 feet long. There are 2 main types of whales: toothed whales and baleen whales. Whales, like other mammals, have the following characteristics: whales are warm-blooded creatures whales are born alive, not hatched from eggs whales care for their young after birth whales breathe air whales have some hair How Do Whales Keep Warm? Whales have interesting bodies. Most mammals have hair to keep their bodies warm. Since whales need to glide through the water, their skin has almost no hair. It feels like smooth rubber. Just below a whale s skin, there is a thick layer of oil and fat. This is called blubber. lubber helps to keep the whale warm in cold, deep ocean waters. How Do Whales reathe? A whale breathes through a blowhole on top of its head, not through its mouth. A whale s blowhole is similar to a very large nostril. To breathe, it must swim to the surface of the ocean so that the blowhole is exposed to the air. Then, it exhales stale air through the blowhole. This makes a cloud of mist. People call this the spout. aleen whales have 2 blowholes and toothed whales have 1 blowhole. Fun Fact: Gray whales have heart-shaped blowholes! How Do Whales Eat? aleen whales eat by straining plankton including krill and other small creatures through baleen the stiff hairy plates that hang down from their upper jaws like combs or mops. aleen is a lot like the strong material our fingernails and hair are made of. aleen can be green, gray, black, or yellowish. The long plates have rough edges that trap the food as it passes into the whale s mouth. aleen grows as a whale grows. Toothed whales grab their prey and rip it apart with their teeth. They eat squid, seals, crabs, sea stars, fish, turtles, penguins, dolphins, and other whales. 53

3 Whales Name: The ody of a Whale Directions: Color the orca. Label the orca s body parts. Word ank blowhole dorsal fin flippers tail flukes teeth 56

4 Coral Reefs Name: Clownfish Coloring The clownfish is a very colorful fish. It lives in coral reefs and hides among the anemones. Directions 1. Color the parts RANGE. 2. Color the parts LACK. 3. Leave the empty parts WHITE. 4. Label the clownfish. Word ox eye mouth dorsal fin fin 70

5 Feeling for Food Sea tters Sea otters eat many different types of food including clams, mussels, snails, abalone, crabs, and starfish. Sea otters use their sensitive whiskers to feel for food in the ocean. Their whiskers help them tell the difference between edible crabs and inedible rocks. Humans do not have whiskers. Instead, we feel with our fingers. Use the activity below to better understand how sea otters find their food using their sense of touch. Materials small paper bags non-food items including small blocks, erasers, felt pens food items... an apple... an orange... a banana... a celery stalk... a hard-boiled egg... a carrot... grapes Note to Teacher: Please send home a note asking parents to alert you of possible food allergies prior to this activity. Preparation: Place a combination of food and non-food items in each paper bag. Directions 1. Take turns being the sea otter. Imagine that your hands are your whiskers. 2. Don t look in the bag. Place one hand in the bag and feel around for an item. Notice the different textures. 3. Can you tell the difference between food items and non-food items? How? 73