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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Sleepless at Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you go for a month without sleeping? Most mammals can't, but scientists have found some marine mammals that do. Find out why some orcas and dolphins don't sleep for weeks at a time.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island" by Jessica Mc Birney

For Students 5th - 7th
In 1835, a Native American woman was left on San Nicolas Island for 18 years by herself. Scott O'Dell's award-winning novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins" is based on her life. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are...
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Handout
The BIG zoo

The Big Zoo: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

For Students 9th - 10th
Virtual zoo site contains some fascinating facts regarding these spotted creatures. Provides a physical description as well as information regarding their diet, habitat, social structure, birth and offspring and senses.
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Interactive
Math Playground

Math Playground: Dolphin Feed

For Students 1st - 2nd
Practice your skills at counting money in this online game where you try to make the correct change.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Amazing Animal Helpers

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shared information about the helpfulness of dolphins, dogs, monkeys, and horses. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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Interactive
Arcademics

Arcademics: Dolphin Dash

For Students 1st - 3rd
Race your doplhin to the finish line by selecting the decimal that matches the given coins.
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National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Kids Do Ecology: Marine Mammals

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides information about marine mammals.
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Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: All About Whales

For Students 2nd - 7th
This site provides a great deal of information about whales.
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Other

Fishin for Facts Library

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site that includes a wealth of information on whales, sharks, penguins and squid.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Putto With Dolphin

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Putto with Dolphin", created by Andrea Del Verrocchio, c. 1470 (Bronze, height 125 cm).
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Other

Lambert Dolphin's Library: Facts on Noah's Ark

For Students 9th - 10th
This webpage explores the facts surrounding Noah's Ark as specified in the Bible. Content includes a focus on the design of the Ark, its size, its construction, its cargo, its final resting place, and the spiritual meaning of the Ark....
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Other

Dandi Palmer: Beaky and Squeaky

For Students 2nd - 5th
A beautifully illustrated children's book about two children, Suki and George, who need help from twin dolphins Beaky ans Squeaky. The dolphins have an adventure while helping the children, and then all four get to have fun together.
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Curated OER

Dolphin

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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Curated OER

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides two pages which briefly explore the variety of species of marine mammals.
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Other

American Cetacean Society: Monterey Bay Chapter

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides basic information about educational, conservational and scientific efforts in the Monterey Bay area.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Sound for Sight

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Echolocation is the ability to orient by transmitting sound and receiving echoes from objects in the environment. As a result of a Marco-Polo type activity and subsequent lesson plan, students learn basic concepts of echolocation. They...
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Website
Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum: Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the opening page for an online exhibit on mammals. The topics covered in this exhibit include whales, dolphins, bats, humans, chimps, and more.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Does an Ultrasonic Sensor Work?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners learn how ultrasonic sensors work, reinforcing the connection between this sensor and how humans, bats, and dolphins estimate distance.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Indian Ocean: What Kind of Natural Forces Do We Recognize?

For Students K - 1st
Learn about forces (push or pull), gravity, and friction in this module by training dolphins.
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BBC

Bbc Science & Nature: The Life of Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can watch vivid pictures change before their eyes, from lions to monkeys to dolphins. Authors provide interactive games that aid in learning the behavior of animals. Continue to explore by investigating the habitat, diet, and...
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: All Caught Up: Bycatching and Design

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Bycatch, the unintended capture of animals in commercial fishing gear, is one of the hottest topics in marine conservation today. About 25% of the entire global catch is bycatch. This surprisingly high level of bycatch is responsible for...
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Language Guide

Language Guide: Los Animales Del Mar (Spanish)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides colorful pictures of sea animals interact with audio and the written vocabulary word as you move your mouse over the picture. This vocabulary would compliment a science unit on marine life.
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Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Wonderful World of Whales

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Have your students ever wondered what it is like to be a whale swimming in ice cold water. In this lesson plan they can experience that as well as learn other facts about the lives of whales.
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Orcas

For Students 3rd - 8th
Orcas, more commonly known as killer whales, are featured on this multimedia site. These video clips, audio clips, photographs and facts will be very beneficial to students doing research projects.

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