Natural History: A Whale of a Meal Lesson Plan

Grade Level

3rd-5th Grade

Objectives

Students will understand the different feeding techniques of toothed whales and baleen whales. Students will understand that some of the largest creatures on earth feed on some of the smallest animals.

Florida Sunshine State Standards:

Language Arts LA.C.1.2.1: The student listens and responds to a variety of oral presentations such as stories, poems, skits, songs, personal accounts, informational speeches.
Science SC.F.1.2.3: The student knows that living things are different but share similar structures.
Science SC.G.1.2.2: The student knows that living things compete in a climatic region with other living things and that structural adaptations make them fit for their environment.
Science SC.G.1.2.5: The student knows that animals eat plants or other animals to acquire the energy they need for survival.

National Standards:

Content Standard C (K-4) – Characteristics of Organisms: Each plant or animal has different structures that serve different functions in growth, survival, and reproduction. For example, humans have distinct body structures for walking, holding, seeing, and talking.
Content Standard C (5-8) – Diversity and Adaptations of Organisms: Biological evolution accounts for the diversity of species developed through gradual processes over many generations. Species acquire many of their unique characteristics through biological adaptation, which involves the selection of naturally occurring variations in populations. Biological adaptations include changes in structures, behaviors, or physiology that enhance survival and reproductive success in a particular environment