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Dolphins of the World PPTDolphins of the World PPT
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Reed Novel Studies
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4th - 8th
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Dolphins of the World

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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.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

dolphins, island of the blue dolphins

Additional Tags

english language arts

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

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