Conservation Lesson Plans

Young scholars conduct research on the flora and fauna that is found around their school.  In this biodiversity project lesson students will identify plants and create a poster to present their projects. 

Students analyze marine sites to include in a biodiversity protection reserve and choose sites that provide the most efficient reserve system. In this protecting marine areas lesson plan, students study the species richness and diversity index of species in 8 different sites and determine which combination of sites are the most efficient to make a successful biodiversity protection reserve.

Students match certain animals with a possible fate that could happen to them from a provided list in order to discover the threats to biodiversity and the role humans play. They also discover the importance of biodiversity and what we should do to protect it.

Learners explore the interdependence of the animals and plants in tropical rainforests. They explore the importance of conserving biodiversity and tropical food chains. They create a tropical forest food chain and identify species that live in the Caribbean National Forest.

Students role play a meeting between conservation biologists and local representatives who want to advance the livelihood of local population. In this history lesson plan, students research the necessities and conservation issues of given regions. They deliver a persuasive speech about balancing environmental conservation with human needs.

Tenth graders examine conservation and research a type of fish that is under environmental stress.  In this conservation lesson students create a pamphlet about the conservation of a marine organism.

Students discuss the importance of maintaining ecosystems and explore the various arguments that people make in favor of preserving the Earth's biodiversity. They view photos of endangered species on the Internet and write persuasive essays.

Twelfth graders explore issues related to biodiversity and biodiversity conservation. One person (or object) stands at one end of a trail and another at the other end, both within sight. One person/object represents "truth" the other "falsehood". To begin, the participants stand in the middle with the leader. The leader reads out a statement and participants run to the side that represents what they think the answer is.

Students explain the meaning of biodiversity. They discuss the characteristics marine reserves need to be able to protect biodiversity in a given area. They compare and contrast clustered and scattered sites.

Study shallow and deep water coral reefs of the world through this conservation lesson plan. In this science and language arts lesson plan, students describe and demonstrate an understanding of threats and their impacts on deep water coral reef habitats. They will also compose an essay which addresses management solutions to the threats that coral reefs face.