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Sound for Sight

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Students study echolocation and understand how dolphins use it to locate prey, escape predators, and navigate their environment. They view a video, "In the Wild-Dolphins with Robin Williams" and see first hand how dolphins communicate. They participate in answering questions as the assessment portion of the lesson.

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marine mammals, marine life, dolphins, echolocation, ecosystems, sound

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bycatch, dolphin, echolocation, ecosystem, marine mammals, sound, science
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Grade
3rd - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning
Technology
Video
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