Physiology: Dolphin Bodies Lesson Plan

Grade Level

6th-8th Grade

Objectives

Students will be able to identify and explain the characteristics that make
dolphins so well adapted to their aquatic environment.

Florida Sunshine State Standards:

Science SC.F.2.3.3 The student knows that generally organisms in a population live long enough to reproduce because they have certain survival characteristics.

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.