THE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN

BY: SHANNON MCMAHON

EDCI 270 SPRING 2015

ARE YOU A STUDENT OR A TEACHER?

STUDENT

TEACHER

Standards
Goals for the Learners
1. Tell the teacher at least 2-3 facts
about the Bottlenose Dolphin.
2. List at least one food source for the
Bottlenose Dolphin.
3. Be able to answer questions about
the predators to the Bottlenose
Dolphin.

1.3.4 Describe how animals habitats, including

plants, meet their needs for food, water, shelter and
an environment in which they can live.
1.3.5 Observe and describe ways in which animals
depend on one another for survival.

Description of the
Learners
1. The learners are 1st graders learning about
Oceanography
2. For this specific lesson, they are learning
about the Bottlenose Dolphin
3. Age Range: 6-7 years old
4. They have learned about basic ocean life and
words such as, predator prey and population

Learning Objectives

Learning Environment

1. Without help from the teacher, the

students will able to select the
Bottlenose Dolphins predators from a
group of photos, in under three
minutes.

1. The learners will be sitting in

front of computers, individually,
without the direct assistance of
the teacher.

2. In an open text box, the students will be

able to recall two facts from the family
option, within five minutes.

2. They can only ask questions

regarding possible vocabulary
words that they dont know or
dont remember.

3. On a page with pictures of fish that were

dumped back into sea, the students will
be able to click on the fish that the
Bottlenose Dolphin would eat, in under
5 minutes.

3. Headphones required

WHAT DO THESE PICTURES MEAN?

This box is the, Home button. Once youve
finished a section, click the home page to start
your next activity!
This box is the, Next button! Click this button to go to
the next page!
This box is the, Back button!
Click this to go to the page
before this one!

Hi! My name is Sandy! Im

a Bottlenose Dolphin. Im
going to teach you all
about my familys features,
predators, threats, and
some of the foods we like
to eat! Go to the next page
to learn more!

INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO

HOME PAGE:
Click the Features page to begin,
then Predators and Threats, and
end with Food, before you take the
final quiz!
FEATURES

Predators
and Threats

Food

FEATURES PAGE
Hey guys! Welcome to
the Features Page!
This is where youll
learn about my
features and some
cool things about how I
live! Hit the, Next
button to continue!

WHAT DO WE LOOK LIKE?

This is
how
we
breath
e!

Did you guys notice

something cool about
my family and I? We
have a smile on our
faces ALL the time! Its
because we have
curved mouths.

LOOK AT
ME SMILE!

In order to
breathe, we
poke our
bodies above
the water 3
times in 60
seconds!

Jumping out of the

water is
called
porpoising!

We also
communicate
with each other!
Fish can talk?!
WHO KNEW?!
Click the mic
below to hear
our noise!

Lets learn some

more fun facts
about my family
and I!

Our family travels in groups! This

means that we dont travel alone.
Sometimes we travel with over 10
of us in one group!

VOCABULARY HELP:

We arent fish we are MAMMALS!

-Mammals: Warm blooded

animals who breathe
through their lungs
(Dolphins use a blow
whole)
-Warm-Blooded: This
means that Bottlenose
Dolphins can create their
own body temperature

CHECKPOINT TIME!
Answer
some
questions
about what
you learned
or noticed!

1.) What did you think the way we talk

sounded like?

CHECKPOINT CONTINUED!
2.) Do we travel alone, or in
groups?

HINT!

HINT!

When we were
learning about this
question, was there
one dolphin moving
around the page, or
was there a group of
us moving together?

Good Job! You

completed the
Features Page!
Click the Home
button to go onto
the Predators and
Threats page!

PREDATOR AND THREATS PAGE

OH NO! Weve
entered the
PREDATOR ZONE!
Lets learn about
the fish and things
that scare me so
we can get out of
here!

VOCABULARY HELP
1. Predator: An animal who eats other animals
2. Threats: This is any person or thing that
might want to hurt my family and I.
3. Prey: This is the animal who is hunted by the
predator (We will learn about who my
predators and threats are because Im the
prey!)

OH NO! ITS THE GREAT

WHITE SHARK! IM
SCARED! Lets learn why
the Great White scares my
family!

THE GREAT WHITE

Why are they so
scary?!
STRONG/SHARP TEETH

FAST

These sharks can swim up to 15

miles per hour in seconds! (They
can catch me too fast!)
The Great White is very sneaky!
They usually sneak up on us and
try to EAT us!

PICTURES

Look at how big the Great White is!

CHECKPOINT TIME!

1. The Great White Shark is

faster than me. True or False?
TRUE
FALSE

Thats incorrect.
Click the back
button to try again. I
know you can do it!

CORRECT! Good
job! Youre so smart!

CLICK ON THE
PICTURE TO
GO ON!

NETTING
Netting is when
fishermen throw big
nets into the water in
order to catch fish for
food. Sometimes my
family members and I
get caught into the
nets and it hurts us!

BOTTOM TRAWLING
This is another version of
netting. Bottom Trawling is
when the fishermen put a large
net with heavy weights
attached to it, on the bottom of
the ocean, and drag it,
catching everything in its path!
It doesnt always want to catch
my family and I, but
sometimes it does!

Ive spotted the KILLER WHALE! Go to

the next page to learn about another
one of my scary enemies!

THE KILLER WHALE

Why are they scary?

We have similar sounds to the Killer Whale,

therefore they know when we are close to
them! Then they can attack!

The killer whale is one of the biggest predators

in the ocean because of their speed and their
LARGE size

CHECKPOINT TIME!
What is this picture called?
A. Netting
B. Bobbing
C. Boating
D. Feeding

Thats incorrect.
Click the back
button to try
again! I know you
can do it!

Correct! I knew you

could do it!

FOOD PAGE
Welcome to the Food
page! This is where
youll learn about
some of the other fish
that my family and I
eat!

CLICK THE FISH IN ORDER

FROM 1 TO 3 IN ORDER TO
LEARN ABOUT THE FISH THAT I
EAT!

1. Squid

2. Bottom Dwellers

3.
Crustaceans

SQUID

* They have soft

bodies which
make them easy
to catch

*More than
280 species of
squid live in
the ocean

BOTTOM DWELLERS

*Any animal or
species that lives
on the sea floor

* Some major
examples include:
-Rock Fish
-Worms
-Sea Slugs

CRUSTACEANS

*Some major examples are

*45,000 species
-Shrimp
worldwide
-Lobsters
-Crabs

CHECKPOINT TIME!
A boat let go of all of
its fish from the day
and its time to get
my dinner! Click the
next button to go
find my food!

What is this
animal called?
Your options are:
Squid, Bottom
Dweller, or
Crustacean!

What is this
animal called?
Your options are:
Squid, Bottom
Dweller, or
Crustacean!

What is this
animal called?
Your options are:
Squid, Bottom
Dweller, or
Crustacean!

GOOD JOB! You finished

the Food Page! Go to the
Home page to complete
the final quiz!

FINAL QUIZ!

1.) Do we travel alone, or in

groups?

2.) The Great White Shark is faster

than me. True or False?

Thats incorrect.
Click the, back
button to try again. I
know you can do it!

Correct! You got

it. Youre so
smart!

3.) What is this picture called?

A. Netting
B. Bobbing
C. Boating
D. Feeding

Thats incorrect.
Click the, back
to try again. I
know you can do
it!

Correct! You got

it. Youre so
smart!

YOU FINISHED! Im so glad

you got to learn a little bit
about my features, predators,
threats, and the other marine
animals that I eat! You did
great! Until next time, bye
guys!