Dolphin Life Cycle | Biomimicry Design Inspired by Nature Compatible with NGSS

This project based learning unit focuses on the life cycle of dolphins but it also extends the understanding of the different stages. Dolphins are tremendously interesting and wonderful inspiration for new ideas and innovations! This is a lesson plan that will guide you through the process of using biomimicry and steam activities to inspire students to ask questions, study dolphins, and use creative thinking to explore ideas. So why not pick up this resource now?

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This engaging Dolphin package contains:

1. Cards

2. Poster

3. Can you identify the different stages?

4. Facts about dolphins

5. Dolphins Are Can Have

6. Dolphin words - make your own dictionary

7. Dolphin Poem

8. Are dolphins fish?

9. Dolphins are special types of Mammals

10. All about baby dolphins - mind map

11. Ask the dolphin Sparkling Questions

12. Story writing prompt

13. Dolphin superpowers

14. What is blubber?

15. Think Diving for a Dolphin Detective— Body shape

16. Think Diving for a Dolphin Detective— Echolocation

17. Think Diving for a Dolphin Detective— Communication - Dolphins clapping their jaws

18. My dolphins inspired innovation

15. Reflection - assessment

16. How to use biomimicry in the classroom

Why am I qualified to write these biomimicry resources? I was a member of BEN - Biomimicry Education Network - and a curator of educational resources at BEN. I am the author of the book Biomimicry with Theo & Tuva: Nature spotting inspires wild ideas. In 2015, I completed a course in Biomimicry: A Sustainable Design Methodology at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. I took part in the Biomimicry Design Challenge in 2021.

Product Format:

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Number of pages - 31