Porpoises Lesson Plans - LessonCorner

1. Dolphin Demeanor
...do some assert dolphins possess? g. How is it known that dolphins are acting violently in cases in which this behavior is not witnessed first-hand? h. How might this violent behavior reflect a drive to ensure the survival of their species? i. What is known (and unknown) about the dolphin attacks on porpoises? j. What views are voiced regarding people swimming with dolphins, and what warnings are being issued? 3. Divide students into six groups, and assign each group one of the following dolphin behaviors as the topic of brief research: communication, feeding patterns, group behaviors, parenting, navigat...

2. Oceans
...about an ocean animal. Resources and Materials Book(s): The Humpback Whale Lockyer, John Wright Group 1990 What's Under the Ocean Craig, Janet Troll 1982 Under the Ocean Bennett, Paul ticktock publishing 1999 Sea Squares Hulme, Joy Hyperion Paperbacks 1991 Under the Sea World Book 1998 Dolphins and Porpoises Gordon, Sharon Troll 2001 Oceans Simon, Seymour Mulberry Paperback 1990 Extraordinary Sea Creatures Scholastic 2001 Sharks Chessen, Betsey Scholastic 1998 Whales Gentle Giants Milton, Joyce Randon House 1998 Underwater Life Grace, Theresa Troll Website(s): Oceans and Undersea Life http://www.libsci....

3. Diving Whale Sculpture Lesson Plan
...travel thousands of miles through the water to other whales. There are two types of whales baleen and toothed whales. Baleen whales eat plankton such as krill and small fish. Toothed whales may eat fish, squid, crabs, shrimp, sharks, seals, sea lions, penguins, and even other whales, dolphins, and porpoises. 2. The part of the whale that people most often see is its fluke or tail as it surfaces for air and dives back into the ocean. Create a unique sculpture that shows a whale in its natural habitat. Work on a clean, dry surface such as a paper plate. Use your imagination and photos of whales to design...

4. Habitats - Oceans
...tating 4 different facts about an ocean animal. Resources and Materials Book(s): The Humpback Whale Lockyer, John Wright Group What's Under the Ocean Craig, Janet Troll Under the Ocean Bennett, Paul Ticktock Publishing Sea Squares Hulme, Joy Hyperion Paperbacks Under the Sea World Book Dolphins and Porpoises Gordon, Sharon Troll Oceans Simon, Seymour Mulberry Paperback Extraordinary Sea Creatures Scholastic Sharks Chessen, Betsey Scholastic Whales Gentle Giants Milton, Joyce Randon House Underwater Life Grace, Theresa Troll Website(s): Oceans andUndersea Life http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/ocean.htm Oc...

5. Whale Word Problems
...d part of an organism that performs a specific function. PELAGIC-living in the open ocean PHYLUM-a large group of animals or plants related by a few common characteristics. PLANKTON-animals and plants, which drift with ocean currents - many are microscopic. POD-a group of whales traveling together. PORPOISES- toothed whales related to dolphins and killer whales. PREDATOR-an animal, which kills other animals for food. PREY- animals caught and eaten by other animals. RAYS-relatives of sharks that are flattened dorso-ventrally for bottom-dwelling. SCAVENGERS- animals that eat dead, decaying animals. SESSIL...

6. Is That a Whale?
...een whales, most of the larger whales. Toothed whales have teeth. Some eat fish and other such animals as squid and cuttlefish. Toothed whales do not chew their food. They use their teeth to catch the food, but swallow it whole. There are 65 different types of toothed whales, including dolphins and porpoises. (Enchanted Learning - Baleen whales) This site has a wide range of information on the Baleen whale. 2.)Divide class into teams of 3 or 4. Allow each team to choose at least 3 different whales per member of the group (each group should have at least 9 whales). (Enchanted Learning = Toothed Whale) Th...

7. 1.2.3. Click! I See it!
...~~~~~~~~~ The Flattered Flying Fish Said the Shark to the Flying Fish over the phone: "Will you join me tonight? I am dining alone. Let me order a nice little dinner for two! And come as you are, in your shimmering blue.? Said the Flying Fish: ?Fancy remembering me, And the dress that I wore at the Porpoises? tea!? ?How could I forget?? said the Shark in his guile: ?I expect you at eight!? and rang off with a smile. She powdered her nose; she has put on her things; She is off with one flap of her luminous wings. O little one, lovely, light-hearted and vain, The Moon will not shine on your beauty again!...

8. Patterns in Nature
...Activities Volume One. Springer-Verlag, New York. 1991. Schattschneider, Doris and Wallace Walker. M.C. Escher Kaleidocycles. Pomegranate Artbooks, Inc. 1987. Schmidt-Nielsen, Knut. Scaling: Why Is Animal Size So Important? Cambridge Univ. Press. Cambridge. 1991. Sylvestre, Jean-Pierre. Dolphins & Porpoises: A Worldwide Guide. Sterling Publish Co., Inc. New York. 1993. Vogel, Steven. RLife in a Whirl.S Discover. Aug. 1993. Whale Adoption Project. International Wildlife Coalition. East Falmouth, MA. Fellows Collection Index Activities Exchange Index Feedback About AE Discussions Copyright © Info Privacy...

9. Patterns in Nature.html
...ctivities Volume One. Springer-Verlag, New York. 1991. Schattschneider, Doris and Wallace Walker. M.C. Escher Kaleidocycles . Pomegranate Artbooks, Inc. 1987. Schmidt-Nielsen, Knut. Scaling: Why Is Animal Size So Important ? Cambridge Univ. Press. Cambridge. 1991. Sylvestre, Jean-Pierre. Dolphins & Porpoises: A Worldwide Guide . Sterling Publish Co., Inc. New York. 1993. Vogel, Steven. "Life in a Whirl." Discover . Aug. 1993. Whale Adoption Project . International Wildlife Coalition. East Falmouth, MA. View Activity Description Activities-To-Go Index Activities Exchange Index Feedback About AE Discussio...

10. An Invitation to Islands
...u can feel an alligator silently sliding toward a heron in the Florida Everglades . . . You can feel beavers busily building a dam on a stream in Europe . . . You can see water, thousands of tons of it, in great drifting fleets of heavy white clouds . . . Your reach embraces all the whales, all the porpoises, all the sharks . . . You are connected with the mythic creatures, living only in the minds of people in the past mermaids, citizens of Atlantis, and the mythic monsters that swim in the Loch Ness . . . Your feet feel the flow of the current of the miles-wide Amazon River in South America, the ancie...