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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore various hypotheses concerning the extinction of the woolly mammoth. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore various hypotheses concerning the extinction of the woolly mammoth. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students research and analyze theories on why dinosaurs became extinct. They need to find clues as to what the cause may have been. They record the evidence that they find to support their theory on the Dinosaur Extinction Theory page. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students peruse illustrations of living things and extinct life forms, which they compare and categorize as living or extinct. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students list extinct animals, complete a worksheet, and read from their text. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students examine reasons that animals become extinct. They participate in a simulation to discover that animals loss of home is the main factor that puts species near extinction in North America. Students examine over-hunting and poaching as an activity that also becomes extinct. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students investigate two extinct species of birds that existed during the time of the Louisiana Purchase in Arkansas. They conduct research to describe the characteristics of the bird and look for the causes for its eventual extinction. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify and interpret the following: What is mass extinction, and what are some theories for why it happens? How often do species become extinct? What is the normal rate of extinction? Why are some species endangered? What is being done to protect endangered species? Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students determine the difference between extinction and endangered species. Using the internet, they research one endangered species, identify its common and specific name, where it lives and what it eats. To end the lesson, they report their findings to the class and why they believe the animal is endangered. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students are introduced to the five major reasons for extinction. In groups, they read scenarios and divide them into different categories. Using the internet, they identify which reason a certain animal became extinct. To end the lesson, they use the acronym HIPPO to remember the reasons for extinction. Full Review »