| 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. |
