This webquest was created by preservice teachers in the Education Department at University of Richmond.

The original document for this WebQuest was created by Danielle Braccio, Eva Horn and Ellen Usher during the spring semester of 2001. This WebQuest was created in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a course on integrating technology across the curriculum.

Assistance for this project was provided by Patricia Stohr-Hunt, Ph.D and Kimberlye P. Joyce, M.Ed.. They maintain this site as an interactive resource for educators, students and parents. All inquiries and comments regarding this document should be mailed to them at the following address: kjoyce@richmond.edu and pstohrhu@richmond.edu.

The template for this site came from The WebQuest Page.
 
 

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Baby Beluga Whale  (c)2001 Sea World Inc., Busch Entertainment Corporation., All Rights Reserved.
@ http://seaworld.org

Mom and Baby Beluga Whale @ http://whales.magna.com.au/DISCOVER/BELUGA/index.html

Beluga Whale Spyhopping - Photograph by  Robyn Angliss, National Marine Mammal Laboratory Alaska Fisheries Science Center
 
 

Online Resources

Sea World's background information on Beluga whales @ http://seaworld.org/beluga_whales/befirst.html

Physical characteristics of Beluga whales @ http://seaworld.org/beluga_whales/bephysical.html

Habitat of Beluga whales @ http://seaworld.org/beluga_whales/behabitat.html

Reproduction of Beluga whales @ http://seaworld.org/beluga_whales/berepro.html

Diet and eating habits of Beluga whales @ http://seaworld.org/beluga_whales/bediet.html

Life span and causes of death of Beluga whales @ http://seaworld.org/beluga_whales/bedeath.html

Birth and care of young of Beluga whales @ http://seaworld.org/beluga_whales/bebirth.html

Senses of Beluga whales @ http://seaworld.org/beluga_whales/besenses.html

Marine zoological parks @ http://seaworld.org/beluga_whales/beconser.html

Adaptations for aquatic environment of Beluga whales @ http://seaworld.org/beluga_whales/beadaptations.html

Behavior of Beluga whales @ http://seaworld.org/beluga_whales/bebehavior.html

Communication of Beluga whales @ http://seaworld.org/beluga_whales/becommunication.html

Human interaction with Beluga whales @ http://seaworld.org/beluga_whales/bedeath.html

A Practical Guide for Writing Proposals @ http://members.dca.net/areid/proposal.htm

Top Ten Tips for Winning Proposals @ http://www.santcorp.com/tip/top10tips.asp

Writing a Funding Proposal @ http://www.learnerassociates.net/proposal/

Group Presentations @ http://www.si.umich.edu/~pne/acadtalk.htm

Group Presentations for Students @ http://people.hsc.edu/faculty-staff/cdeal/students/groups.htm

How to Give a Talk @ http://www.si.umich.edu/~pne/acadtalk.htm
 
 

Print Resources

Carwardine, Mark. See and Explore Library: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises. Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 1998.

D'Vincent, Cynthia. The Whale Family Book. Salzburg: Verlag Neugebauer Press, 1992.

Gouck, Maura. Whales. Chicago: The Child's World, Inc., 1991.

Gibbons, Gail. Whales. New York: Holiday House, 1991.

Hayles, Karen and Charles Fuge. Whale is Stuck. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1992 (fiction).

Seidler, Ned. Whales. Mighty Giants of the Sea. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1990.

Spinelli, Eileen. Whales. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International Ltd., 1991.

Wexo, John Bonnett. Zoobooks. Whales. San Diego: Wildlife Education Ltd., 1992.