Use an oceanography whale theme in your math class. These word problems offer practice in word problem skills while using relevant information from science. File folder activity in student centers for practice or bonus.
Bonus question on unit evaluation.
Students will calculate feeding rates of whales and compare this to the feeding rates of humans. A typical human weighs 150 pounds and takes in 3,000 calories per day. A typical whale weighs 50 tons and needs 395,000 calories per day. A whale may spend 15 hours a day feeding during the summer season. Its mouth opening is 1.5 square meters.