Echolocation in Action!
Source Institutions
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Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder
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In this activity, learners simulate whale echolocation. Learners experience echolocation by wearing blindfolds, while another learner makes snapping noises in front of, behind, or to the side of them.
- Under 5 minutes
- 10 to 30 minutes
- 1 cent - $1 per group of students
- Ages 8 - 11
- Activity, Lesson/Lesson Plan
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per group of students)
- 1 blindfold
- Clipboard or hardcover book
- 2 pencils
- Variety of crayons
- 2 copies of the Echolocation Worksheet
- 2 copies of the Echolocation Bar Graph Worksheet
Subjects
- Life Sciences
- Diversity of Life
- Animals
- Biodiversity
- Human Senses and Perception
- Hearing
- Perception
- Diversity of Life
Informal Categories
- Animals
- Nature and Environment
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- hear
Learning styles supported:
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
Includes alignment to state and/or national standards
Includes assesments for student learning
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Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
- Burkholder, Frank; Watrous, Abigail; Yowell, Janet
Source Collection:
- TeachEngineering
Rights:
- All Rights Reserved, Regents of the University of Colorado, ©2007
Funding Sources:
- National Science Foundation GK-12, 0226322
- Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
- U.S. Department of Education
