Kohola - Day Eleven

Today, we saw the other three whales - Lightning, Sunshine, and Rainbow.  We were very excited to find the rest of the whales.  Today, we put satellite tags on all five whales, so we can follow them to Alaska.

Watch the video Transmitter Attached to a Blue Whale to see how it's done.  Even though the video shows scientists attaching a radio transmitter tag to a blue whale, the process is similar for attaching a satellite tag to a humpback whale. 

Watch the video Radio Transmitters Help Study Blue Whales.  Jeff Corwin goes over how this equipment helps scientists study whales.


View A Whale's Tail: Across the Miles in a larger map

Challenge #4
1. What is the latitude and longitude of our location?
2. What are two things scientists can learn from attaching radio transmitters to whales?
3. What do you think a whale might think or feel when a satellite tag is attached to them?  What would you think or feel if a satellite tag was attached to you?
4. What is a satellite?