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Learn about Dolphins

Short lessons + mini-quizzes to explore how dolphins live, communicate, and think.

Start with Echolocation

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Pick a dolphin learning adventure

Each card leads to short lessons, printable prompts, and a mini-quiz so you feel progress every time you dive in.

Learn echolocation

Discover how dolphins map dark water with bursts of sound and lightning-fast echoes.

  • Follow the journey of a single click.
  • Print a sonar maze for offline practice.
3 lessons · ~8 min Not started
Begin echolocation

Decode communication

Learn the meaning behind whistles, clicks, and body language that keep pods in sync.

  • Match signature whistles to podmates.
  • Review quick tips for classroom call-and-response.
4 lessons · ~10 min Not started
Begin communication

Discover species

Compare the most common dolphin species and see how each thrives in different waters.

  • Spot traits that separate ocean and river dolphins.
  • Download a habitat map handout.
3 lessons · ~7 min Not started
Begin species

Map sensory anatomy

Break down the structures that send and receive sonar so learners can picture how dolphins sense the sea.

  • Label the melon, jaw pathway, and brain centers with guided prompts.
  • Use quick-fact cards to spark discussion on how anatomy shapes behavior.
3 lessons · ~8 min Not started
Explore sensory anatomy

Champion conservation

Analyze how ocean noise, murky water, and long-distance travel shape dolphin survival plans.

  • Run strategy labs with ready-made prompts.
  • Link to quiet-harbor, clean-water, and travel-corridor solutions.
3 lessons · ~8 min Not started
Begin conservation

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Build your dolphin foundation

Work through these three topics to understand sonar, social bonds, and the species you can spot in the wild.

  1. 1

    Echolocation

    Master dolphin sonar basics.

  2. 2

    Communication

    Decode pod conversations.

  3. 3

    Species

    Meet the dolphins in your region.

~25 min total · 3 topics

Quick win

Try the 1-minute sonar quiz

Match echoes to their sources and see how dolphins pinpoint dinner faster than a blink.

Launch the quiz

Tools & support

Keep learners confident

Reference guides and ready-to-use activities make it simple to extend learning beyond each topic.

Glossary

Look up sonar terms, pod roles, and conservation keywords in seconds.

Printables & activities

Download sonar mazes, observation logs, and group discussion prompts.

For teachers

Grab pacing guides, standards alignment, and tips for blended lessons.

Used by 2,000+ students last month.

"Our science club loved the short sonar challenges—easy to fit between labs." - Ms. Rivera, Marine Science Club

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