MiniLesson Blue Whales

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Mini-Lesson Blue Whales
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• Cassondra Hulsebos
• EDT 347
• Peterson

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The Blue Whale

• The Blue Whale is the largest animal that ever
  lived on Earth.
• They live in pods (small groups), That travel
  together. It is estimated that there are about
  10,000-14,000 Blue Whales world-wide. They have 2
  blowholes and a 2-14 inch thick layer of blubber.
  
• Due to over hunting in previous years, Blue
  Whales are an endangered species.

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• Blue whales grow to be about 80 feet long on
  average, weighing about 120 tons. The largest
  specimen found was a female 94 feet long weighing
  more than 174 tons.
• Blue whales breathe air at the surface of the
  water through 2 blowholes located near the top of
  their heads. They breathe about 1-4 times per
  minute at rest, and 5-12 times per minutes after
  a deep dive. Their blow is a single stream that
  rises 40-50 feet (12-15 m) above the surface of
  the water.

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Quiz Time

• How big can a Blue Whale get?
• 80 Feet Long
• 25 Feet Long

A.
B.
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Correct

• You were right!
• Blue Whales on average are 80 feet long.

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Sorry

• Incorrect-
• Blue Whales are 80 feet long, maybe you were
  thinking of Baby Blue Whales called calf's. The
  newborn calf is about 25 feet long and weighs
  about 6-8 tons.

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Bio Page

• http//www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/s
  pecies/Bluewhale.shtml
• http//www.earthwindow.com/blue.html
• http//www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/blue_whale.ht
  ml
• http//school.discovery.com/schooladventures/plane
  tocean/bluewhale.html

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