All About Marine Mammals! (FLEX)
Kristin McKnight Vargas
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(949)
Calling all animal lovers! In this 4-week flexible schedule course, students will dive into the world of marine mammals. Students will learn all about whales, dolphins, walruses, manatees, seals, and more!
Class experience
US Grade 2 - 5
In this 4-week flexible schedule course, students will dive into the world of marine mammals. Students will learn all about whales, dolphins, walruses, manatees, seals, and more! Each week will focus on a particular category of marine mammals. The interactive video lessons will integrate vocabulary relating to marine mammals and their habitat. I will be utilizing Edpuzzle to make each video interactive with questions popping up through the video (YouTube is an alternative if you don’t prefer...
4 lessons//4 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1All About Dolphins!This week learners will learn what defines a marine mammal and learn about 8 different types of dolphins: Bottlenose Dolphin, Orca, Spinner Dolphin, Heaviside's Dolphin, Baiji, Striped Dolphin, Amazon River Dolphin, and Hourglass Dolphin.Week 2Lesson 2All About WhalesWe will continue our dive into marine mammals by learning about whales (toothed and baleen): Sperm Whale, Fin Whale, Bowhead Whale, Minke Whale, Bryde's Whale, Sei Whale, Blue Whale, and Right Whale.Week 3Lesson 3Combination of Marine Mammals (Part 1)Now that we have a solid understanding of Whales and Dolphins, we will branch out into other types of Marine Mammals: Narwhal, Harbor Porpoise, Narrow-Ridged Finless Porpoise, Beluga Whale, Leopard Seal, Hawaiian Monk Seal, Southern Elephant Seals, and Walrus.Week 4Lesson 4Combination of Marine Mammals (Part 2)We will continue learning about various marine mammals and their traits: Dugong, Manatee, Polar Bear, Sea otter, Hooded Seal, Dall's Porpoise, California Sea Lion, and Ribbon Seal.
Students will be able to... -define a marine mammal. -learn about the conservation status of animals (endangered, least concern, extinct, etc.) -know a variety facts relating to different marine mammals.
Homework Offered
This is a flexible schedule class with no live meetings, so the students will be completing their work in whatever schedule works for them.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
- Edpuzzle
- YouTube
- Quizlet
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(949)
Welcome! My name is Kristin, and I am so excited to meet your learner(s)! I am a certified teacher with a B.S. Ed. in Early Childhood Education and in Special Education. I have many years of both classroom teaching and online teaching experience....
Self-Paced Class
$10
weekly or $40 for all content4 pre-recorded lessons
4 weeks of teacher feedback
Choose your start date
1 year of access to the content
Completed by 239 learners
Ages: 7-12
