Acoustics: Songs and Sounds Lesson Plan

Grade Level

3rd-5th Grade

Objectives

To increase students’ awareness of: dolphin acoustics & the various interpretations and myths concerning their songs or sounds. To demonstrate their knowledge of dolphins in a creative way: the power of song.

Florida Sunshine State Standards:

Language Arts LA.D.2.2.2: The student identifies and refers to symbol, theme, simile, alliteration, and assonance in oral and written texts.
Language Arts LA.C.1.2.1: The student listens and responds to a variety of oral presentations, such as stories, poems, skits, songs, personal accounts, informational speeches.

National Standards:

Content Standard C (K-4) – Characteristics of Organisms: Each plant or animal has different structures that serve different functions in growth, survival, and reproduction. For example, humans have distinct body structures for walking, holding, seeing, and talking.
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.