🐋 Narwhal report template
Three versions, one page each. Print the one for your child’s grade. The facts come from the narwhal page, every number with its source.
Grades 1–2
My report: the narwhal
Monodon monoceros · Grades 1–2
| Length | 13 to 18 ft (4 to 5.5 m) |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | 1,760 lb to 1.8 tons (800 kg to 1.6 tonnes) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 25 to 50 years |
Read about it
Narwhals are whales that live in icy Arctic seas. Most males have a long, twisty tusk. People sometimes call them unicorns of the sea.
It lives in:
It eats:
The coolest thing I learned:
Where my facts came from
- NOAA Fisheries, fisheries.noaa.gov/species/narwhal, checked 2026-10-30
Grades 3–4
My report: the narwhal
Monodon monoceros · Grades 3–4
| Length | 13 to 18 ft (4 to 5.5 m) |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | 1,760 lb to 1.8 tons (800 kg to 1.6 tonnes) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 25 to 50 years |
Read about it
A narwhal's tusk is a tooth that grows out through its upper lip in a spiral. Most tusks belong to males, though some females grow one too. Narwhals live in pods, and in winter they spend their time under thick sea ice, coming up to breathe at cracks.
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/narwhal, checked 2026-10-30
Grades 5–6
My report: the narwhal
Monodon monoceros · Grades 5–6
| Length | 13 to 18 ft (4 to 5.5 m) |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | 1,760 lb to 1.8 tons (800 kg to 1.6 tonnes) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 25 to 50 years |
Read about it
Scientists think the tusk is full of nerves and may help a narwhal sense changes in the water, such as how salty it is. Narwhals dive deep into the dark Arctic seas to find fish and squid, and they use clicks and whistles to find their way and talk to each other. They stay in the Arctic all year, so they are very sensitive to changes in the sea ice and to the noise of ships. Scientists tag narwhals to learn where they go, which helps people protect them.
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/narwhal, checked 2026-10-30