Read I Love Killer Whales . Ask the children to use the book and this site to find out as much as they can about orcas. Children present this information as a factual poster showing the main aspects of an orca's life. Technology - Investigate how sound waves travel on the land and under water. Go to this site to see this.
Children display the different movements of sound waves in a graphics programme.
Read The Little Whale . Children research ideas about why whales beach themselves. Go to this site to read a story about the rescue of a pod of whales in New Zealand and this site to read about an Australian rescue. Write a newspaper article about the event. At the end of playtime, use one of the instruments to bring the children back to class.