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Learn about Dolphins

Easy lessons and fun quizzes to learn how dolphins live, talk to each other, and think.

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

Learn how dolphins use sound to see

Find out how dolphins use clicking sounds and fast echoes to find their way in dark or cloudy water.

  • Follow one sound click from start to finish.
  • Print a fun activity sheet to practice offline.
3 lessons · ~8 min Not started
Learn about echolocation

Learn how dolphins talk

Find out what different sounds and movements mean - how dolphins use whistles, clicks, and body language to stay connected with their family.

  • Learn to match each dolphin's special whistle to their name.
  • Try fun activities where you practice taking turns, like dolphins do.
4 lessons · ~10 min Not started
Learn about communication

Meet different kinds of dolphins

Learn about the most common types of dolphins and see how each one lives in different parts of the ocean.

  • Learn what makes ocean dolphins different from river dolphins.
  • Download a map showing where different dolphins live.
3 lessons · ~7 min Not started
Learn about species

Learn about dolphin body parts

Find out about the special body parts that help dolphins make and hear sounds, so you can understand how they "see" with sound.

  • Learn about the melon, jaw, and brain with simple guides.
  • Use fun fact cards to talk about how body parts help dolphins do what they do.
3 lessons · ~8 min Not started
Explore sensory anatomy

Help protect dolphins

Learn how loud ocean noises, cloudy water, and long journeys affect dolphins, and what we can do to help them.

  • Try fun activities that help you think about solutions.
  • Learn simple ways to make the ocean quieter and cleaner for dolphins.
3 lessons · ~8 min Not started
Learn about conservation

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Start learning about dolphins

Follow these three topics to understand how dolphins use sound, how they make friends, and what kinds of dolphins you might see in the ocean.

  1. 1

    Echolocation

    Learn the basics of how dolphins use sound.

  2. 2

    Communication

    Learn how dolphin families talk to each other.

  3. 3

    Species

    Meet the dolphins in your region.

~25 min total · 3 topics

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Glossary

Quickly find simple explanations of dolphin words and ideas.

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Download fun activity sheets, observation pages, and questions to talk about with friends.

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