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Ocean Life Teacher's Guide
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
Teaching resources for using the "Ocean Life" activity in the classroom, helping students study how human activities impact sea turtles in Costa Rica and dolphins in New Zealand.
Winter's Tail: Lessons & Printables
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5
Students will learn about dolphin biology and marine life through these quick language arts activities.
 Online Learning Activities Wild Animal Watch: DolphinsGrades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Students get a comprehensive look of one of their favorite animals — dolphins — while following the work of marine biologists. |
 Online Learning Activities Ocean LifeGrades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Explore how human activities impact sea turtles in Costa Rica and dolphins in New Zealand. |
 Winter's Tail Webcast: A Virtual Field TripGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Take your students on an exciting virtual field trip to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida where they will meet an extraordinary and... |
 Two "Fins Up" for Winter's TailGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Winter's Tail is a heartwarming true story about a young dolphin that had to learn to swim again after losing her tail. Winter, a baby Atlantic... |
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Book Resources, Books Winter's TailGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 When Winter, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, was just three months old, she was rescued from a crab trap off the coast of Florida, and her tail... |
Book Resources, Vocabulary Builders Island of The Blue Dolphins Vocabulary BuilderGrades: 6–8 You may wish to review the following words with students before assigning the book. |
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Articles, Writing Prompts Island of the Blue Dolphins Writing PromptGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Discuss with the class what Karana's life would have been like after she left the island. |
Book Resources, Extension Activities Island of the Blue Dolphins Extension ActivitiesGrades: 6–8 Students might work in pairs to conduct interviews. One student acts the role of Karana while the other is the host on a talk show. |
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Extension Activities CyberHunt: Swimming with DolphinsGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Dive deep into undersea learning with the CyberHunt Reproducible. Plus, enjoy these fun bonus activities. |
Swimming With DolphinsGrades: Spiders may be a little scary - but they are also amazing creatures that play an important role in the cycle of life on earth. Learn more about... |
Navy Dolphins Clear Port for Humanitarian ShipsGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Two Atlantic bottle-nosed dolphins were deployed by the Navy to the Persian Gulf today. The two specially trained dolphins are searching the... |
