THEWONDERFUL WORLD OF WHALES

Miss BradyScience & Language ArtsFirst Grade

• Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them in teams through free exploration, and generate appropriate explanations based on those explorations. (SC.1.N.1.1)

• Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.4)

• Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.5)

BENCHMARKS (NGSSS & COMMON CORE)

• Identify the habitat of humpback whales; describe the climate, food sources, and other animals present in the environment.

• Explain how scientists study humpback whales and the type of information they obtain.

• Understand the role of scientists in studying whales.

• Draw a picture to represent what you know about the habitat of the humpback whale.

OBJECTIVES (WHAT STUDENTS WILL DO/LEARN)

BELL RINGER

Please complete the worksheet on your desk. When you have finished, draw a picture of a whale in its habitat.

BELL RINGERWORKSHEET

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• Why is it important that scientists study whales?

HIGHER ORDER QUESTIONS

• Why do scientists study whales? What information can they learn?

• How do scientists study whales?

• Why do you think it’s important to study whales?

• Would you like to study whales or other animals? What would you want to learn?

EXIT OR TICKET OUT

• Working with a partner, pretend you are scientists studying humpback whales. Using a bubble map, write what you observe about the whales and facts you have learned about them.