Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon

Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon

Flexible

Glimpses

Aquarium

Take a short 5 second glimpse at each picture. What do you see?

Enchanted

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Did anyone find 2 different images in each picture?

DEBATE

short quick views or looks

Many people have different opinions on whether aquariums should or should not be allowed. With a partner make a list of PROS and CONS as to why or why not aquariums should be allowed.

easily bent; not stiff; bending without breaking

building used for showing collections of live fish, water animals, and water plants

delighted greatly; charmed

Complete the Simile

Jonathan is as flexible as a _________.

Jonathan is as flexible as a __________.

Complete the Analogy

Jonathan is to flexible as _______ is to rigid (antonym).

The title of our story is ENCANTADO which means Enchanted in Spanish.

In Spanish, the word encantado is used when saying that it was nice meeting someone for the first time, or that they were enchanted meeting that person.

In one minute, make a list of as many people you would be enchanted to meet.

Surface

A dolphin comes to the surface about every 20-30 seconds

Why do you think dolphins have to come to the surface so often? Talk with a partner

Dolphins

Pulses

the top of the ground or soil, or of a body of water or other liquid

any of numerous sea mammals related to the whale, but smaller. Dolphins have beak-like snouts and remarkable intelligence.

regular measured beats

Dolphins are among the most intelligent animals on Earth. One characteristic that makes them highly intelligent is their ability to echolocate.

What is echolocation and how does it help dolphins survive?

We can measure the amount of times our heart beats by taking our pulse.

Measeure your pulse for 10 seconds.

Multiply that number by 6

= the number of heartbeats per minute (resting)

Now do 20 jumping jacks as a class

Measure your pulse for 10 seconds

Multiply that number by 6

=the number of heartbeats per minute (active)

How do both numbers of heartbeats compare?