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Interactive
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Vampire Bats

For Students 3rd - 8th
Great multi-media site from the National Geographic Society with great information, pictures and video of Vampire Bats. Sections include fun facts, video, audio, a map and send a postcard.
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Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: Seafloor: Sonar Boats

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site includes a brief example of how sound detector boats work. It also includes an assessment for students to show their knowledge of using sound waves to predict the depth of water.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Echolocation Stations: Exploring Sound

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson students will have the opportunity to explore sound. This lesson should be taught during an ongoing unit about whales. Students will navigate different websites to learn more about whales and sound. This lesson is...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Calls of the Wild: Bats and Echolocation

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Explore bats' navigation systems by experimenting with echolocation. Approximate an object's distance by analyzing reflected sound waves, measuring the delay in sound and calculating the ratio to the speed of sound.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Expedition Panama: Echoes in the Night

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore your prior knowledge about bats and investigate bats' use of echolocation to identify and catch prey. Design a game like "Marco Polo" to demonstrate echolocation.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Dolphins

For Students 1st - 8th
Kids learn how dolphins eat, sleep, and live together. Bottlenose dolphins and orcas travel the ocean in pods.
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Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Auditory Communication

For Students 3rd - 8th
Describing some of the reasons that animals make sounds, this website gives concrete examples that make acoustic (auditory) communication easy to understand.
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Handout
Other

The Dolphin Place

For Students 3rd - 8th
If you're interested in dolphins, then you've come to the right place! Get great information that covers intelligence, physiology, and communication of the dolphin. There are even links to pictures and other sites that contain...