Acoustics Lesson Plan

Grade Level

6th-8th Grade

Objectives

Students will be able to explain how dolphins use sound to communicate and navigate through their underwater environment.

Florida Sunshine State Standards:

SC.B.1.3.6 The student knows the properties of waves (e.g. frequency, wavelength, and amplitude); that each wave consists of a number of crests and troughs; and the effects of different media on waves.
SC.G.1.3.2 The student knows that biological adaptations include changes in structures, behaviors, or physiology that enhance reproductive success in a particular environment.

National Standards:

Content Standard C (5-8) – Diversity and Adaptations of Organisms: Biological evolution accounts for the diversity of species developed through gradual processes over many generations. Species acquire many of their unique characteristics through biological adaptation, which involves the selection of naturally occurring variations in populations. Biological adaptations include changes in structures, behaviors, or physiology that enhance survival and reproductive success in a particular environment.