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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