Natural History: Dolphins in Tune Lesson Plan

Grade Level

K-2nd/3rd-5th Grade

Objectives

Students will identify the characteristics of mammals in an active way.

Florida Sunshine State Standards:

Science (K-2) SC.G.1.1.4: The student knows that animals and plants can be associated with their environment by an examination of their structural characteristics.
Science (3-5) SC.G.1.2.2: The student knows that living things compete in a climatic region with other living things and that structural adaptations make them fit for an environment.
Language Arts (K-2) LA.C.2.1.2: The student recognizes simple nonverbal cues, such as use of eye contact, smiles, and hand gestures.
Language Arts (K-2) LA.D 2.1.2: The student identifies and uses repetition, rhyme, and rhythm in oral and written text.
Language Arts (3-5) LA.C.3.2.4: The student uses eye contact and gestures that engage an audience.

National Standards:

Content Standard C (K-4) – Characteristics of Organisms: Organisms have basic needs. For example, animals need air, water, and food; plants require air, water, nutrients, and light. Organisms can survive only in environments in which their needs can be met. The world has many different environments, and distinct environments support the life of different types 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