The Story of the Three Whales Vocabulary Lesson

The Story of the Three Whales Vocabulary Lesson Marilyn Souza Gold Oak Elementary

plankton ►“Sea soup” made up of tiny shrimp (krill) & tiny algae & seaweed.

bloom ►Large group of plankton floating on the ocean surface

Squid ► An ink-squirting sea animal with a tubeshaped body and ten arms with tentacles

herd ►A group of animals. A herd of whales is usually called a pod.

plunging ►Diving quickly down into the water

Pack-Ice ►Sea ice that forms when pieces of floating ice get crushed together.

surface ► 1. The top part or layer of something ► 2. To come up to the surface

Inuit People native to the North & Northwestern part of the Arctic & North America

persuade ►To convince someone to do or believe something

trudged ►Walked with great effort

plight ►A very bad situation

ordeal ►A very difficult and stressful time or event

invincible ►So strong that it can’t be beaten or broken

concrete torpedo ►A heavy stone or cement block used to hit something hard enough to make it break apart

Ice breaker ►A ship used to break a passage through ice

froth ►Bubbles that form in liquid, foam

waterspout ►A stream of water that shoots from a whale’s blowhole when it comes to the surface for air and exhales ► Also called a spout

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