Mission: Dolphin Rescue
In this mission students help rescue and rehabilitate an injured dolphin, including creating an artificial prosthetic tail.
With Learning Blade you can easily integrate STEM, CS, and CTE concepts into a child’s education. Appropriate for grades 5-9, Learning Blade provides Dolphin Rescue and 12 additional missions that contextualize learning and engage all students, including underrepresented and special populations, while reinforcing academic standards. Each of our lessons and resources is indexed so you can see what state standards are being met.
Exploring careers and technologies lessons in the specific contexts of science, math, English and social studies, Learning Blade provides the perfect supplemental materials to integrate STEM, CS, and CTE into core courses or be used as a stand alone program (implemented before school, after school, through the counselors office, and more).
Careers and Technologies Explored
Career Lessons
Biomedical Engineer
- Physics of Swimming (Math)
- Students Driving Change (English)
- The Bionic Man (Science)
- *What is a Biomedical Engineer (Social Studies)
- *Our Health (Video)
Machinist
- 3D Printing Technology (Math)
- *A Day in the Life of a Machinist (Social Studies)
- Getting into Shape (Science)
- Modern Machining Technology (English)
- *Machinists Craft Our Modern World (Video)
Marine Biologist
- *A Day in the Life of a Marine Biologist (English)
- Jacques Cousteau (Social Studies)
- Lessons from the Gulf Oil Spill (Math)
- Whale Hunting (English)
- *Marine Biologists Preserve Our Aquatic Environments (Video)
Scuba Diver
- *Aquarius Underwater Laboratory (Science)
- A Day in the Lide of an Aquarium Diver (Math)
- The History of Underwater Diving (Social Studies)
- Coral Reefs – Our Underwater Rainforests (English)
- *Commercial Divers Go to Great Depths (Video)
Veterinarian
- Advanced Surgical Care for Pets (Social Studies)
- *Calculating a Diet for a Dolphin (Math)
- Modern Advances in Veterinary Care (Science)
- The Perfect Habitat (English)
- *Veterinarians Care for Our Animal Friends (Video)
*This lesson is in the Express version of this mission.
Technology Lessons
Antibiotics
- Antibiotics in Livestock (English)
- History of Antibiotics (Social Studies)
- How Antibiotics Work (Science)
- *The Right Does (Math)
Artificial Limbs
- History of Prosthetics (Social Studies)
- Measuring Up (Math)
- Should Amputees with Prosthetics Compete in Sports? (English)
- *Strength of Limbs (Science)
Cell Phone
- Cell Phone – Help When You Need It (English)
- *Designing a Cell Network (Math)
- Effects of Cell Phones on Society (Social Studies)
- Inside the Cell Phone (Science)
Radio Tracking
- An Overview of GIS (Social Studies)
- Privacy Issue of Radio Tracking (English)
- *Radio Tracking in Conservation (Science)
- Whale Tracking with GPS (Math)
Diving Gear
- Breathing Under Pressure (Science)
- Diving in Warfare (social Studies)
- *Observing Sea Life in a Submarine (English)
- Timing Your Dives (Math)
*This lesson is in the Express version of this mission.
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