Anatomy of a Humpback Whale

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Students brainstorm what features a marine mammal needs to survive in a marine environment. They role-play as humpback whales to learn how whales are designed for life in the ocean. Students label the external body features on a diagram of a humpback whale, and create anatomically correct humpback whale models.

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adaptations, anatomy, baleen, blowholes, blubber, brainstorm, cetacean, dorsal fin, features, flukes, humpback whales, marine mammal, pectoral fins, rostrum, tubercles