Ocean Sound Exploration by Emily Intelicato

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eintelicato1 — 2026-05-27 03:29:52 UTC

THINK Task: Listen to the sound clips of whale vocalizations and human-made ocean noises. As you listen, think about what you hear and how each sound makes you feel.

After listening, post your response on Padlet using a text box.

Answer the questions below:

What did you hear?
How do you think these sounds might affect marine animals?

You may also include an emoji or image that shows your reaction.

Quick Write Prompt:
Imagine you are a whale living in an ocean filled with human-made noise. What challenges might you face?

Take 3–4 minutes to complete your response. Consider how sounds like sonar, ship engines, and other underwater noises could affect whale communication and navigation.

Monica N

2026-05-28 20:15:40 UTC

I heard whistles or clicks along with bubbles. Marine animals might think those bubbles are from other sea creatures and think they're food.

If I was a whale living in an ocean filled with human-made noise, some challenges are hearing damage and disturbance while hunting or mating. Human-made noise could mess up my sonar so I could get lost easily. Same with finding food. I might also be trying to find food and the human-made noise might confuse me and I might not be able to find food or get hurt trying.

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2026-05-29 05:45:02 UTC

I see the whale sounds a lot like a dolphin. I personally hate them, but I see how our noises can be annoying or harmful to aquatic life, and personally, we should just stay out of the ocean and mind our business.

Miguel C

2026-05-29 07:01:01 UTC

When i heard the whale vocalizations i felt calming, because there calls travel across huge distances and seem almost like conversations through the ocean . The deep tones and patterns create a feeling of connection to something ancient and inteligent.

Amanda P.E

2026-05-29 13:55:52 UTC

I heard natural whale sounds mixed with the sloshing of water, while the human-made clip sounded much closer and had a strange electrical noise nearby. These artificial sounds would definitely confuse marine animals and drown out their calls, making it really hard for them to communicate or find their way around the ocean. If I were a whale, it would be super stressful and scary because the loud, unnatural noises would make it difficult to talk to my family or hunt for food.

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2026-05-29 13:56:26 UTC

The dolphin noises consisted of mostly chirping and clicking, while the human made sound was just low mechanical whirring combined with underwater distortion. I do think the man made noise could possibly make it more difficult for the dolphins to hear each other, but that would depend on how close they are to each other and the actual amount of noise pollution in the area.

Grace Ostan

2026-05-29 18:01:45 UTC

What I heard was high pitched yells for the whale noises and low gurgling for the human made noises.Whales use there noises to communicate with each other so a noise made by humans can interfere with that.This can possibly result in whales loosing each other making it difficult for them to keep safe.

2026-05-29 18:22:47 UTC

It could make noise distortions between communication between animals and create problems.

Scarlett Zimmerman

szimmerman3_1 — 2026-05-29 18:32:40 UTC

The man-made tools and sounds added to the water could potentially befuddle surrounding animals. These machines in the water are bound to attract animals, thinking it is either food or a predator. If a whale is trying to communicate through sounds and navigate to food so that it can survive, and then one of these machines pulls through with loud sounds, it could muddle the communication meant for other whales and make it hard to hear for other prey.

Josiah W.

2026-05-29 19:11:03 UTC

In the first clip, I heard a Whale making a high pitched sound and unusual ones and the second clip has sounds of people moving in the water that both might confuse a marine animal.

Azzanairah M

2026-06-01 18:03:13 UTC

The first problem would be the loud should engines and people partying on the bots making loud noises also it would be hard for them to communicate with each other and also it would cause the animals lots of distress a discomfort that they might die faster.

2026-06-12 23:33:09 UTC

i think the problem is the engine noise it is loud and super annoying.