Disney•Pixar's “Finding Dory”
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Educator’s Guide GRADES 2-6 Created in partnership with the Educational Team isney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory” welcomes back to the big convinced his biological sonar skills are on the fritz; and Dscreen everyone’s favorite forgetful blue tang Dory Destiny (voice of Kaitlin Olson), a nearsighted whale shark. (voice of Ellen DeGeneres), who’s living happily in the reef Deftly navigating the complex inner workings of the MLI, with Marlin (voice of Albert Brooks) and Nemo (voice Dory and her friends discover the magic within their flaws, of Hayden Rolence). When Dory suddenly remembers friendships and family. that she has a family out there who may be looking for Directed by Andrew Stanton (“Finding Nemo,” “WALL•E”), her, the trio takes off on a life-changing adventure across co-directed by Angus MacLane (“Toy Story OF TERROR!”), the ocean to California’s prestigious Marine Life Institute and produced by Lindsey Collins (co-producer “WALL•E”), (MLI), a rehabilitation center and aquarium. In an effort to Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory” swims home on Digital find her mom (voice of Diane Keaton) and dad (voice of HD October 25 and on Blu-ray™ November 15. For Eugene Levy), Dory enlists the help of three of the MLI’s more information, like us on Facebook, https://www. most intriguing residents: Hank (voice of Ed O’Neill), a facebook.com/PixarFindingDory, and follow us on Twitter, cantankerous octopus who frequently gives employees https://twitter.com/findingdory and Instagram, https:// the slip; Bailey (voice of Ty Burrell), a beluga whale who is instagram.com/DisneyPixar. e World of Fur lore th FIND ther Exp ING D ORY The Finding Dory Educator’s Guide includes over 40 pages Educator's Guide Objectives of lessons and activities targeted to grades 2 through 6. ✔ Increa se students’ knowledge of marine animal species and The complete Educator’s Guide and additional educational their habitats through interactive and inquiry-based lessons. resources are now available at disney.com/findingdory. ✔ Enhance students’ viewing of Finding Dory and inspire an appreciation for the wildlife and wild places featured in the film. The guide introduces students to a variety of topics, including: ✔ Promote life-long conservation values and STEAM-based • Animal Behavior and • Marine Careers skills through exploration and discovery. Natural History • Making a Positive ✔ Empower you and your students to create positive changes • Predator/Prey Relationships Difference for Wildlife for wildlife in your school, community and world. Worldwide • Ocean Habitats and Ecosystems ✔ Lessons are aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards, • Migration Common Core Language Arts and Common Core Mathematics Standards. Content provided by education experts at 2 Disney’s Animals, Science and Environment © 2016 Disney/Pixar Welcome! CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 4 STANDARDS ALIGNMENT CHART The Walt Disney Studios would like to take this opportunity to thank the amazing teams that came 5 MEET DORY'S OCEAN PALS together to develop the Finding Dory Educator's Guide. It was created with great care, collaboration and the talent and hard work of many incredible individuals. 12 YOU CAN HELP PROTECT THESE ANIMALS A special thank you to Dr. Mark Penning and his team at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and The Seas with Nemo & Friends: Animals, Science & Environment for sharing 13 LESSON 1 Ocean Ecosystems all of their knowledge and insuring the accuracy of the information. These materials would not have been developed without the diligence and dedication of 17 LESSON 2 Migration Allyson Atkins and Kyle Huetter who worked side-by- side with the scientists and educators to help create these compelling lessons and activities. A big thank you to Hannah O’Malley for writing the marvelous 27 LESSON 3 Predator vs. Prey: Behaviors & Relationships glossary. Thanks to Dr. Andy Stamper, Dr. Anne Savage, Jane Davis, Sara Green, Amber Thomas, Larry Boles and Wendi Fellner for advising and reviewing all the 32 LESSON 4 Designing An Ocean Predator & Prey materials. Thank you also to Dr. Beth Stevens, Dr. Jackie Ogden, Kim Sams and Claire Martin for their leadership. The interdisciplinary and holistic approach to this guide 34 LESSON 5 Caring for Ocean Animals could not have happened without the special talents of Dr. Linda Labbo, Professor Emeritus at The University of Georgia. Lastly, thank you to Paul Baribault and 38 LESSON 6 Marine Careers Peggie Birkenhagen at The Walt Disney Studios for their unwavering support of this project. Dr. Lizabeth Fogel 43 KEYWORD GLOSSARY Director of Education, The Walt Disney Studios 3 © 2016 Disney/Pixar Standards Alignment Chart 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ecosystems Migration Predator vs Prey: Designing Caring for Marine Careers Grades 2-6 Grades 3-6 Behaviors and An Ocean Ocean Animals Grades 4-6 Relationships Predator & Prey Grades 2-3 Grades 2-3 Grades 4-6 NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS Ecosystems: 2-LS2-1, 3-LS2-1, 5-LS2-1, 3-LS2-1, 5-LS2-1 & Ms- Interactions, Energy MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-4, 3-LS2-1 5-LS2.A, MS-LS2-1 Ls2-2 and Dynamics MS-LS2-5 Heredity: Inheritance and 3-LS3-2 3-LS3-2 3-LS3-1 MS-LS3.B Variation of Traits From Molecules to Organisms: 5-LS1-1, 5-LS1-C 3-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2, MS-LS1-4 3-LS1-1 4-LS1-1, MS-LS1-4 Structure and Process Earth and 4-ESS3-2, 5-ESS3-1, MS- MS-ESS3-2 Human Activity ESS3-3 3-5-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-1 & 3-5-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-1 & 2-ETS1-1, 2-ETS1-3, 3-5- Engineering Design 3-5-ETS1-1 3-5-ETS1-2, MS-ETS1-2 MS-ETS1-2 MS-ETS1-2 ETS1-2 Biological Evolution: 2-LS4-1, 3-LS4-3 3-LS4-4 2-LS4-1, 3-LS4-3 Unity and Diversity COMMON CORE LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS Key Ideas and Details: RI3.3, Integration of Knowledge Reading Standards RI4.3 & RI5.3 Integration of Key Ideas and Details: RI2.3 and Ideas: RI4.7, RI5.7 & Knowledge and Ideas: RI3.7, Craft and Structure: RI3.4 for Literature RI6.7 RI4.7, RI5.7 & RI6.7 Text Types and Purpose: Text Type and Purpose: Text Type and Purpose: W4.2, W5.3, W6.3 &W6.3 Research to Build and W3.2, W.4.2, W5.2 & W3.2, W4.2, W5.2 & Research to Build and Production and Distribution Present Knowledge: WHST6-8.2 Research WHST6-8.2 Research Present Knowledge: W2.7 Writing of Writing: W4.6, W5.6 W4.7.W5.7 & W6.7 to Build and Present to Build and Present Production and Distribution &W6.6 Research to Build Text Type and Purpose: Knowledge: W3.7, W4.7, Knowledge: W3.7, W4.7, of Writing: W3.4 and Present Knowledge: W6.2 W5.7 & WHST6-8.7 W5.7 & WHST6-8.7 W4.7, W5.7 & W6.7 Comprehension and Comprehension and Collaboration: SL3.1, SL4.1 Collaboration: SL3.1, SL4.1, Presentation of Knowledge Presentation of Knowledge Speaking Comprehension and SL5.2 & SL6.2 Presentation SL5.2, & SL6.2 Presentation and Ideas: SL4.4, SL5.4, and Ideas: SL4.4, SL5.4, Collaboration: SL2.1 & SL3.1 and Listening of Knowledge and Ideas: of Knowledge and Ideas: SL6.4 & SL6.5 SL6.4 & SL6.5 SL3.4, SL4.4, SL5.4 & SL6.4 SL3.4, SL4.4, SL5.4 & SL6.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Language Standards Use: L3.6 & L4.6, L5.6 & L6.6 COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS STANDARDS Number and Operations 2.NBT.1 & 3.NBT.1 in Base Ten Measurement 3.MD.4, 4.MD.2, 4.MD.4, 2.MD.1, 2.MD.2, 2.MD.4 and Data 5.MD.2 & 3.MD.1 Geometry 5.G.1 & 5.G.2 Statistics 6.SP.4 & 6.SP.5 and probability 4 © 2016 Disney/Pixar Jump in and l’ll introduce you to my ocean pals! g DORY Re e Tan gal Blu Blue tangs have the ability to lie on their side to “play dead” which is meant to convince predators to leave them alone. lue tang fish, like Dory, have brilliant from predators. They stick together in large Bblue colored bodies, yellow fins and a groups called schools, which help keep them bright yellow tail. These tropical fish can safe from predator fish such as tunas, jacks live up to 30 years or longer near coral and lionfish. Blue tangs have a few other reefs in the Pacific Ocean. Blue tangs serve impressive tactics to protect themselves an important role in coral reef habitats from predators including a bright coloration because they eat plankton and algae off of to warn other animals of the sharp spines coral and sponges. This is beneficial for the at the base of the tail that they use to defend Size: 10 – 12 in (25 – 30 cm) entire ecosystem because too much algae themselves. Blue tangs can change color to a Diet: Plankton & algae prevents corals and sponges from growing. darker blue to warn others of danger! Blue tangs in turn benefit from coral by using Predators: Tuna, jack & lion fish the coral branches as a safe hiding place Clownfish lownfish have an coating on their Corange body with skin and are able three white stripes and black to slowly acclimate to lines on each fin. These little the anemone and become desensitized to the fish can live to be 6 – 10 years old and sting. Clownfish keep the anemones clean by are native to the Red Sea, and the Indian and eating any accumulated detritus or parasites Pacific Oceans. Clownfish feed on small things that fall within it.