Discover the Sperm Whale

In this animal science class, students will learn facts about the physical characteristics, ocean habitat, diet, family, and conservation status of Sperm Whales, also known as the Cachalot, along with the opportunity to draw a whale.

Kimberly Cowan

574 total reviews for this teacher

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Completed by 74 learners

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45 minutes

per class

Meets once

4-8

year olds

1-4

learners per class

per learner

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Description

Class Experience

Hello and welcome everyone! In this animal science class, students will learn facts about the physical characteristics, ocean habitat, diet, and conservation status of the Sperm Whale, also known as the Cachalot Whale. I will be using a power point presentation of photo slides and asking interactive questions that will also integrate elements of math, geography and vocabulary into this animal science lesson. I will also include an opportunity for creative expression by including downloadable...

1. Students will learn facts about the physical characteristics of Sperm Whales such as size, features, diet and ocean habitat. 
2. Students will learn how scientists use these characteristics to compare and classify a species such as the Sperm Whale. 
3. Students will learn why conservation of Sperm Whales is important and what is being done to prevent the extinction of this species. 
4. Students will also learn new vocabulary words related to the study of Sperm Whales and ocean science.

 No homework, but your child may be interested in learning more facts about whales and conservation science while making additional drawings related to the topic of ocean animals.

  1 file available upon enrollmentLearner Supply List:
1. Drawing Paper (notebook, sketchpad or loose paper is fine)
2. Art media such as Crayons, Pencils or Markers 
3. Print Pack: (attached to the welcome message in the classroom and visible if you are logged in as the LEARNER) Contains two drawing templates to assist Learners.

Note: A certificate and a Sperm Whale fact sheet will be sent as a separate download available after class.

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

There is NO formal assessment for this class. Students will be learning concepts of animal science along with the opportunity to further develop their math, geography, vocabulary and creative thinking skills while learning about Sperm Whales and other ocean animals.

45 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

Here are the science resources I used as SOURCE MATERIAL to develop this class. They are NOT used as teaching tools:
Oceana.org
Monterey Bay Aquarium
NOAA

Teacher

Kimberly Cowan

🇺🇸

Lives in the United States

BA Elementary Education, Science

574 total reviews

1102 completed classes

About Me

I am an educator with a BA in Elementary Education. My specialty area of teaching is science, with a focus on animal science and nature. I spent almost twenty years teaching in an in-person school classroom before leaping into online teaching for...