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Whale Bones

Ocean Discovery 2025-26 was an introduction to ocean animals in general. This year we will be zooming in close to some particular ocean animals, giving time to learning more about them and exploring some other ocean topics. Coming live from Peru every week, we will be looking at a real whale skeleton in my garden, we will explore how people live in the fishing village in which I live, explore how the ocean is cared for, explore lots of the fun things you can do in the ocean, and explore what we can do to help people to understand how to protect the ocean and nature in general.

This year, Ocean Discovery takes you even deeper into the ocean! 🌊 The lessons in this block will unravel with footage of the complete humpback whale skeleton that I have in my garden here in Peru. 🐋

I will use videos and photos to tell you about the unique experience of collecting a complete whale skeleton from a humpback whale that we found washed up on a beach close to where I live in February 2025. We decided to make something positive out of this very sad event and due to the lack of formal law enforcement in Peru, particularly around marine conservation and animal protection, we had the opportunity to collect all the bones of the whale. The whole collection process took 4 months and I now have the complete skeleton in my garden. During those 4 months and ever since, we have learnt a huge amount about these ocean giants. The reason for the bone collection is to be able to educate children and people of all ages about whales. We will use worksheets, crafts and games to learn about whales and if not only for their sheer size, you will be fascinated by how their bodies are especially adapted to live in oceans, and how these adaptations developed over millions of years from when they were once land mammals. This class is suitable for all from age 6 and above; a little bit of science mixed with fun activities and ocean passion from you, the students!

Lesson 1: An introduction to whales in general, covering new facts not covered in the whale lessons last year including whale migration and whale behaviour.

Lesson 2: Why do whales wash up on beaches? What can we do to help?

Lesson 3: Finding the whale washed up here on the beach, forming the bone collection plan, including the decomposition process.

Lesson 4: Collecting the bones. (A four month long process).

Lesson 5: The whale saving brigade and whale protection.

Course Objectives:

See a real humpback whale skeleton in its entirety and look in detail at different parts.

Learn about whale behaviour including migration and biological process like breathing and moving.

Begin to understand what we can do to protect whales and other ocean and land creatures.

Specialist Resources Needed:

There will be worksheets to print off and if you want to do the craft, some easy to find objects for that.

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