This is a site for students in Room 13 to learn about dolphins to prepare for our upcoming field trip to see the dolphins at the Mirage Hotel.
Students--
Your job is to be an oceanographer and study facts and information about the dolphin. Good luck and have fun! You have four missions to complete.
Mission 1: What are some of the dolphin's body parts? What are their purposes? Search the dolphin websites below to find out.
*Take the "Body Part Quiz" below to show me what you know!
*Draw a diagram of a dolphin in your Science Notebook.
Mission 2: As an oceanographer you need to know vocabulary about the dolphin. Find out what these words mean:
*fluke
*dorsal fin
*melon
*echolocation
*flipper
*blowhole
*calf
*pod
*mammal
Play the "Dolphin Vocabulary" games.
Mission 3: Find out the answers to these questions by looking at the websites below and write the answers in your Science Notebook.
*Is a dolphin a mammal?
*What is a mammal? List three things that describe a mammal.
*Does a dolphin lay eggs or give birth to live babies?
*Where can dolphins be found?
*What are the dolphin's enemies?
Mission 4: Go on a field trip to the Mirage to study live dolphins! Write about what you have learned in your Science Notebook. Write a friendly letter to your tour guide thanking him/her for the trip.
You are now a dolphin expert!
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https://www.quia.com/jq/21671.htmlDolphin Body Parts |
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https://www.quia.com/jw/15330.htmlScrambled Dolphin Vocabulary |
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https://www.quia.com/jg/101216.htmlDolphin Vocabulary |
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