the blue whale

Blue Whale

WALT: explain my ideas.

Blue Whales are beautiful creatures. They are the biggest sea animal
in the world. Unfortunately, some people like to take Blue Whales for their
meat, or to put them in zoos. What do you think about this?

Task 1: Watch the video clip on the site. Make sure you watch carefully
so you can see what a Blue Whale looks like.

Task 2: Brainstorm using some of your senses. What can you see/hear/feel
if you were to ever see a Blue Whale? How might you be feeling?

In this table, write the descriptive words that you would be able to see/hear/smell/touch/taste.

What can I see?	What can I hear?	What can I touch/feel?	What is in its environment?
Flat wheel	Load crashing splash	Rough skin	Ocean seas

Need some help? - make sure that you are using your own words… if you happen to find a word that
you don’t know the meaning of, search what it means and then you can use them in your writing!

Task 3: Choose one of the statements from below and write from that
perspective: Highlight the perspective.

• Blue Whales should be kept in their natural habitat.
• People should be able to capture Blue Whales for food or to put them in
• zoos.

Bronze Medal: 3 paragraphs

Silver Medal: 4 paragraphs

Gold Medal: 5 paragraphs

Start writing here:

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The blue whale can grow up to 30 metres and weigh about 200 tonnes.The
blue whale can hold its breath around 50 seconds.

you can find the blue whale in the major ocean.

The blue whale is one of the largest and biggest animals and its heart in the
size of a car.They look like a big shark but with no fin on its back and they
SCIENTIFIC NAME balaenoptera musculus They eat fish and plates and
they eat up to 8,000 lbs.

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