1.Students will access How Big is Blue? and will work in groups of 4 - 6 to depict the size of a whale.  This will be done by having students position themselves at distances equal to the size of a particular whale (from their research in math, science, and english).

2.  Next, students will download pictures of whales to measure dimensions, then apply a scale
    factor to determine life size measurements of the whales.

2.  Groups (4 - 6) of students will produce a scale model of a selected whale that is approximately
    four foot long with proportional dimensions.

3.  Next, groups will apply ratio/ proportion and their knowledge of scale modeling to create a life
    sized pattern of the whale.  (Project Wild produces an activity book with patterns for student
    projects).

4.  The four foot long model of a whale will be evaluated using a Scale Modeling rubric.
    Additionally, students are to write a summary of their experiences with whales including
    concepts they've learned, what real-life applications their learning might affect, and their views
    of the methods of learning used in this lesson.

** An extension of this lesson is to create the life sized whale according to students' scale models of the component parts of the whale.