Research: Photo Identification Lesson Plan

Grade Level

6th-8th Grade

Objectives

Students will be able to identify individual dolphins by observing unique
characteristics in a series of dorsal fin photographs. Students will also be able to explain ways in which wild dolphin identification projects can help with research and conservation projects.

Florida Sunshine State Standards:

Science 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 A (5-8) – Understandings about Scientific Inquiry: Different kinds of questions involve observing and describing objects, organisms, or events; some involve collecting specimens; some involve experiments; some involve seeking more information; some involve discovery of new objects and phenomena; and some involve making models.
Content Standard C (5-8) – Reproduction and Heredity: Reproduction is a
characteristic of all living systems; because no individual organism lives forever, reproduction is essential to the continuation of every species.
Content Standard C (5-8) – Populations and Ecosystems: A population consists of all individuals of a species that occur together at a given place and time. All populations living together and the physical factors with which they interact compose an ecosystem.