Pathfinder: Whale Project Ottawa Hills Elementary School Fourth Grade Topic Choices You must spell the name of your whale correctly! Beluga Whale, Black (or Northern) Right Whale, Blue Whale, Bottle-Nosed Dolphin, Bowhead (Greenland) Whale, BrydeBs Whale, Common Dolphin, Fin Whale, Gray Whale, Harbor Porpoise, Humpback Whale, Killer Whale (Orca), Minke Whale, Narwhal, Pilot Whale, RissoBs Dolphin, Sei Whale, Sperm Whale. When searching on the Internet, remember to put the name of your whale in quotes if the name is more than one word. Example: "Right whale" You must answer the following questions in your research: Some keywords to look for ( Command F) in documents are listed after each question.) What is your whale's length? length How much does your whale adult weigh? adult weigh How much does your whale baby weigh? baby weigh What color is your whale? color What are your whale's unusual body features? skin snout flukes flippers tail tusk blowhole fin groove What is your whale's habitat? live habitat If your whale migrates, where does it go? migrate summer winter What and how does your whale eat? diet feed food eat What other interesting facts did you find out about your whale? 599.5 This is the call number where you will find the most books on whales in the OHES LMC. Use the patron's catalog to find other materials on whales: http://infohio.nwoca.org/html/english_multilis/login/OHEL/welcome.html DonBt forget to use our animal encyclopedias in reference: "Wildlife and Plants of the World", New York, Marshall Cavendish, 1999. "Encyclopedia of Animals: Mammals", New York, Gallery Books, 1990. Also, check out the general encyclopedias and use the index! Check out our Toledo Lucas County Public Library (TLCPL) for more materials. Ask in the LMC how to request items from the TLCPL from school (with your parents Permission!) http://www.library.toledo.oh.us:8103 WEBSITES: Click on SITE/SEARCH to find a menu of great photos. Unfortunately they are not labeled, and you must click on them to see them. For information on Humpback, Finback, Minke, and Right Whales click on the link below: http://www.whalecenter.org http://nmml.afsc.noaa.gov/education/cetaceans/cetacea.htm The best way to find information on your whale is to scroll to the bottom of the page and click on INDEX. Then scroll to your whale. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/ Go to Whale Information Sheets. Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society: Species Guide You can find the BrydeBs Whale and Sei Whale here. http://whale.wheelock.edu/ Use the Search WhaleNet link on the left. http://www.acsonline.org/factshts.htm Scroll to the bottom of this site for fact sheets on the following: Online Whale and Dolphin Fact Sheets: Blue Whale, Bottlenose Dolphin, Bowhead Whale, Common Dolphin, Fin Whale, Gray Whale, Humpback Whale, Pilot Whale, Risso's Dolphin, Sperm Whale Click on the link below. Click on EBSCO ANIMALS. Enter the name of your whale in the Find box and click search. http://www.infohio.org/er/secure/ebscoanimals.asp Karen Smith, LMS Ottawa Hills Elementary Toledo, Ohio Timberstone Workshop Whale Report, Fourth Grade