Learning Map
ScienceOcean Lifeusually ages 5–7

Whales & Dolphins Are Mammals

Know that whales and dolphins are mammals, not fish — they breathe air, are warm-blooded, and feed their babies milk — even though they live in the ocean

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Try this together

If your child saw a dolphin jumping out of the water, could they explain that dolphins are mammals like us — they breathe air and feed their babies milk — not fish?

Where this sits on the map

Stuck here? Check the skills it builds on first. Confident? Here’s what it unlocks.

Builds on
Ocean Animal Varietyages 5–7Mammals vs fish distinction benefits from knowing ocean animal variety
Whales & Dolphins Are Mammalsthis skill · ages 5–7
Unlocks
Classifying Ocean Animalsages 7–9Classifying marine mammals vs fish builds on whale/dolphin are mammals concept

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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).

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