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- 8th - 10th
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Students learn the definitions of conservation and endangerment. They determine which types of species are endangered and why, and figure out what can be done to protect animals and habitats. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students, after reading and discussing a science research prompt, gather information about a particular endangered species and present findings to the class, by completing a research workbook and making a realistic sketch of the animal. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students use books, magazines and internet technology to research information on the traits, habitat, feeding habits, and reproductive habits of a specific species. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students use the internet to complete a virtual field trip on endangered species. They identify the causes of an animal becoming endangered or extinct. They practice using new vocabulary as well. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the impact human population has on other species. They analyze data, graph the data, identify relationships between two sets of data, and take a survey and develop their own graph. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 8th
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Students define the following words: extinction, endangered species, meteorite collision, glaciation and climate warming. They investigate that there are 307 species on the endangered list, and an average of 10-20 species are added each year. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students are introduced to various animals and their habitats. In groups, they are given picture cards about a fictional animal and read their characteristics and environment conditions. They decide which animal is most and least likely to become extinct. They write a persuasive letter to their government urging for protection for these animals. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students read about threatened and endangered species. They identify problems facing the threatened and endangered species and explain what makes some species more prone to becoming endangered. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students are introduced to new vocabulary associate with endangered or threatened species. In groups, they identify the animals in the state of Pennsylvania on the endangered species list. They analyze the most common threat to the species mentioned in class and brainstorm ways to protect them. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students become familiar with the process of deforestation and its impact upon rainforests and people who depend on them. They research endangered and already-extinct species of rainforest animals and plants. Students fabricate a 3D exhibit to show which rainforest flora and fauna are extinct or endangered. Full Review »

