1. Separate the facts from the opinions.
All About Whales
Separate the facts from the opinions.
By Katherine Segal

2. Directions:
As you read about whales think about which statements are facts and which are opinions.
Read it a second time and place the facts and opinions into your chart.

3. Whales are large, magnificent, intelligent, aquatic mammals.
Thoughts About Whales
This whale is jumping in and out of the water for all the spectators.
Whales are large, magnificent, intelligent, aquatic mammals.

4. Whales Breathing
blowhole
Whales breath through blowholes instead of lungs. This is a lot harder.

5. Blue whales are enormous
Blue whales are enormous. They can grow as large as 94 feet or 29 meters long !

6. Whales Breaching
Whales are very entertaining when they are breaching. They jump high and come back down slamming into the water. Sometimes they twirl in the air.

7. Traveling Whales
Many whales travel in groups called pods. Sometimes they hunt or migrate with these groups. They are like a family.

8. Did you find some facts and opinions as you read about whales?
Now, go back through and list the facts and opinions in your chart.
Remember facts tell us information that is true.
Opinions tell us what people think.
Click to start again.