🦭 Harbor seal report template
Three versions, one page each. Print the one for your child’s grade. The facts come from the harbor seal page, every number with its source.
Grades 1–2
My report: the harbor seal
Phoca vitulina · Grades 1–2
| Length | 4.9 to 5.9 ft (1.5 to 1.8 m) |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | 181 to 284 lb (82 to 129 kg) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 25 to 30 years |
Read about it
Harbor seals rest on rocks and beaches near the sea. They have round heads and spotted fur. Their whiskers can feel the water move.
It lives in:
It eats:
The coolest thing I learned:
Where my facts came from
- NOAA Fisheries, fisheries.noaa.gov/species/harbor-seal, checked 2026-10-30
Grades 3–4
My report: the harbor seal
Phoca vitulina · Grades 3–4
| Length | 4.9 to 5.9 ft (1.5 to 1.8 m) |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | 181 to 284 lb (82 to 129 kg) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 25 to 30 years |
Read about it
A harbor seal's whiskers can feel the tiny swirls a fish leaves behind as it swims, even in dark, muddy water. Seals rest on rocks and beaches to warm up and nap, then slip back into the sea to feed. A harbor seal pup can swim soon after it is born.
Where it lives (its habitat):
What it eats:
How its body helps it live there:
My favorite fact:
A question I still have:
Where my facts came from
- NOAA Fisheries, fisheries.noaa.gov/species/harbor-seal, checked 2026-10-30
Grades 5–6
My report: the harbor seal
Phoca vitulina · Grades 5–6
| Length | 4.9 to 5.9 ft (1.5 to 1.8 m) |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | 181 to 284 lb (82 to 129 kg) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 25 to 30 years |
Read about it
Harbor seals live on cool coasts all around the Northern Hemisphere, in more places than most other seals. In tests, a seal wearing a blindfold could still follow the path of a fish just by feeling the water with its whiskers. When a harbor seal dives, its heartbeat slows down and its body saves oxygen, so it can stay under while it hunts. Seals need quiet beaches to rest and care for their pups, so it is best to watch them from far away and never let dogs near.
Habitat and range: where on Earth, and what the place is like:
Diet: what it eats, and what might eat it:
Adaptations: two ways its body or habits help it survive:
Is it in danger? Why or why not?:
Compare it with another animal you know:
Bibliography: write each source below as site, page title, date checked:
Where my facts came from
- NOAA Fisheries, fisheries.noaa.gov/species/harbor-seal, checked 2026-10-30