Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Kohola - Day Three

Aloha!  It is Day Three of our cruise.  Today, we saw a sperm whale - it looks like the whale from Pinocchio.  Look at our location on the map to see a picture.


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

The scientists have not seen any humpback whales today.  We will wake up tomorrow and look again.  

Watch the video Terrestrial Mammals to learn more about why a humpback whale is considered a mammal.  You might even see some video of sperm whales, too! 

Challenge #2
1. How far did the research boat travel?
2. How big is a sperm whale?
3. What are two things you learned from the Terrestrial Mammals video?
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  1. jgriffith2March 22, 2010 at 12:16 PM

    1. About 45 miles
    2. A sperm whale can grow up to 20.5 meters or 67 feet long and weigh up to 57,000 kiograms (we used Wikipedia)
    3. We learned a lot. We watched the video twice. The second time, we paused it and posted notes on our Linoit canvas that we've posted above.

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