Search Over 150,000 Teacher Reviewed Lesson Plans and 75,000 Worksheets
- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
- Rating

Students gain an appreciation for their local biodiversity. They relate the habitat to the types of species found. They identify at least 50 animal species that are indigenous to Tioga County. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 6th
- Rating

Students have an index card with the name of one species found in their predetermined ecosystem. They see what happens when one part of the ecosystem is endangered. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 8th
- Rating

Students describe factors negatively affecting population of sea turtles, and identify and discuss action that can be undertaken to reduce or eliminate threats to sea turtles and other endangered species. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 11th
- Rating

Students explain the significance of the introduction of species, such as zebra mussels, into American waterways. They describe the consequent harm to native species and the environment in general by creating a tri-fold informational pamphlet on an organism. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
- Rating

Students research information about endangered species. They create a book using the computer showing their basic knowlege of endangered species. They focus on three animals in the state they live in that are endangered. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
- Rating

Students are introduced to endangered species through a game of charades. Throughout the game, students work on identification of endangered species by watching mimicked behaviors of the species. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 12th
- Rating

Students assume the role of a laboratory technician working for the Ministry of the Environment or Ministry of Health in Canada. Students analyze an invading species of their choice and report on a course of action to handle the invasion. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 7th
- Rating

Students are introduced to the invasive fish species of Pennsylvania. In groups, they describe the life cycle of organisms that depend on water and identify examples of pests and their effect on the location in which they are located. They also review the natural and human impacts that cause damage to a habitat. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
- Rating

Students are introduced to a unit on endangered species. They study the diversity of endangered animals through a game of charades. After the game, students will discuss the animals that were acted out and why some of them are endangered. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 8th
- Rating

Students comprehend the competitive, interdependent, cyclic nature of living things in an environment. They conduct an animal census in a designated research area over a six-month period to determine what types of species are present, in what numbers, and what they are eating. Full Review »

