1. Make a Difference

2. By the end of this lesson… All: Students produce a poster promoting an environmental issue (whaling). Most: Students carry out some research to back up their poster with facts. Some: Students present a powerful and effectively persuasive poster.

3. What do you care? Write down your favourite food. Now, imagine that by eating that food, you are contributing to the loss of one animal or plant per day. Would you still eat that food? Why?

4. Whales Amazing creatures

10. Whaling For centuries large whales have been hunted for oil, meat, baleen and ambergris

11. Whaling Whaling is banned everywhere in the world except for Norway, Iceland and Japan.

12. Whaling At least 5 of the 13 great whale species are now listed as endangered

21. The Japanese Whaling Season The Japanese whaling season started recently. 1000 whales will be slaughtered during the season, including 50 humpbacks. LOOK AWAY IF YOU’RE SQUEAMISH!!

22. The Japanese Whaling Season Fishermen prepare to slice open a 10-metre long Bottlenose.

23. The Japanese Whaling Season The skin is stripped and meat cut from its bones.

24. The Japanese Whaling Season School children watch the excursion.

25. The Japanese Whaling Season The bottlenose whale’s carcass.

26. The Japanese Whaling Season The meat is cut into packages.

27. Make a Difference Produce a poster to attempt to change people’s opinion about whaling. Use the information on the sheet provided.

28. Research Sheet – Threats to Whales

32. “Save the Whales” Poster HEADING/ SLOGAN THREAT WHAT CAN YOU DO? THREAT