| School Year | Suggested Activity | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PE - 3 Year | The whales and dolphins in Madeira | Children can experience the dissolution of various elements in water or learn to differentiate dolphins and whales from fishes. |
| PE - 4 Year | Hum... lunch time! | Students will learn how cetaceans feed and the concept of ecosystem throughout the class. |
| PE - 5 Year | Where do animals live? | Students have the opportunity to understand how to interconnect the trophic chains by making an approach to food chains. |
| 1º Year | What’s my name? | Children can apply their knowledge on the habitats of different animals by participating in games appropriate to the subject. |
| 2º Year | Terrestrial, aquatic and aerial animals | By playing games, students can distinguish between various animals according to the environment where they live. |
| 3º Year | Mammals and fishes – What are the differences? | The distinction between fish and dolphins will be made through a self-sustainable approach. |
| 4º Year | Can you breath like a cetacean? | Students will learn how cetaceans breathe and the concept of ecosystem throughout the class. |
| 5º Year | Whales and dolphins how are they classified? | In a simple and playful way cetaceans’ classification will be addressed. |
| 6º Year | Cetaceans’ digestive system | The digestive system of cetaceans, as marine mammals, is mentioned. Activity complemented with the dissection of a fish. |
| 7º Year | Sea bed morphology and cetaceans distribution | The way on how the seabed can influence species distribution is analysed. Activity complemented with the dissection of a squid. |
| 8º Year | Marine ecosystem – how to study it? | The scientific study of cetaceans in Madeira, as part of the ecosystem |
| 9º Year | Cetaceans – mammals like us! | The various body systems of cetaceans, and its comparison to those of mammals. |
| 10º Year | Adaptations to the marine environment | To inhabit the sea cetaceans have several adaptations that are addressed in this activity. |
| 11º Year | Cetaceans evolution | The evolutionary process of cetaceans |
| 12º Year | Cetaceans – how to study them? | Some scientific research techniques developed at the institution are explored. |
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