visual activity

Activity: How a Blue Whale Eats

Purpose: The reason for planning this activity is to teach the children that some whales eat differently than human beings do. This activity is to show children how a Blue Whale eats. We will put glitter in water and run a comb through the water to show how a whale's baleen works.

Student Learning Outcome: After having completed the activity the student will be able to see that whales eat differently than humans eat.

After having completed the activity the students will be able to compare whale's teeth to humans' teeth.

Preparation and Procedures: Set-up includes filling a bowl with water and collecting all the supplies that you will need.

Step-by-Step Description: 

1) Fill a large platic bowl 2/3 full of water
2) Have a child sprinkle glitter in the bowl
3) Have student run a comb across the surface of the water
4) show the children how the comb collected the glitter on it

Materials: A large clear plastic bowl, comb, and glitter
Space: The only space that will be needed will be a table top. The only clean-up will be taking the bowl of water off the floor or table and pouring the water out.

Questions: How do whales eat their food?
What kind of food does a whale eat?
What kind of teeth do whales have?
Has anyone even seen a whale?