Pair a novel study of Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell with a presentation on dolphins. The 37-slide PowerPoint shows different types of dolphins all around the world, includes a brief description of each, and provides a photo as well.

Concepts

dolphins, island of the blue dolphins

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign a dolphin to each class member and have them to do a mini research project on their animal
• Compare and contrast several of the dolphins in a Venn diagram

Classroom Considerations

• Intended to be paired with Island of the Blue Dolphins, but can be used in any life science or biology lesson as well

Pros

• Downloads as an editable PowerPoint
• Allows for text-to-world connections

Cons

• Does not provide a plan for implementing the presentation into a lesson

Common Core

RI.4.2 RI.4.7 RI.5.2 RI.5.7 RI.6.2 RI.6.7 RI.7.2 RI.8.2