Presentation for 2nd Grade Elementary Students. All about WHALES!

2. What is a whale?
 A whale is a large fish found in the ocean.
 It is also a MAMMAL, just like us!
 Mammals are warm-blooded, breathe air, nurse their
young with milk, and have body hair.

3. Fun Facts about Whales!

4. Movement
 A whale swims through the water using its streamlined
body.
 The picture shows how a
streamlined body moves
through the water! The whale’s
large body pushes the water
behind it.

5. Movement
 Whales have large muscular tails called FLUKES.
 They swim fast through the ocean with there flukes
going up and down.

6. Let’s all draw
FLUKES!(Draw flukes on colored construction paper!)

7.  There’s only TWO animals in the world who
spend their whole life underwater. The
WHALE is one of them!

8. Blowhole
 Whales breathe through large blowholes on the
top of their head.
 All fish breathe through gills on the side of their
bodies, the whale does not.

9. The Biggest Whale!
 The Blue Whale is the largest out of all the whales.
 It is as tall as a ten story building. Largest animal in the
world! Bigger than any dinosaur!

10. Different kinds of WHALES!

11. The Killer Whale
 The Killer Whale is also called the Orca
Whale. It is black and white and feeds on
large fish, squid, and sometimes dolphins
and seals.

12. The Humpback Whale
 The Humpback Whale is also called the Baleen Whale.
These whales sing and make song-like noises underwater
to talk to other fish! They have rounded backs and long
flippers.

13. The Beluga Whale
 The Beluga Whale is found in the Arctic and is colored
all while. It is also called the White Whale.

14. The Finback Whale
 The Finback Whale is also called the Fin Whale. It is
smaller in size. It is grey and found in all the oceans
around the world! They are found in large groups 200!