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Conservation Issues

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5th - 8th
4.0
Don't Let the Earth Down

Writing a persuasive argument starts with a clear thesis. Your class writes a persuasive paper on a conservation issue, then transform their argument into a 30-second video public service announcement.

 

Don't Let the Earth Down

Students create a public service announcement about a conservation issue that they feel strongly about. They write a persuasive essay and transform this argument into a video announcement.

 

Exploring Values Towards Conservation

Students read First Nation story, identify values expressed in it and discuss how those values relate to conservation issues faced today. Students then seek out stories relevant to climate change from their own Elders and respected community members, and create presentations to share their stories.

 

How Do We Balance Environmental Conservation with Human Needs?

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.

 

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9th - 12th
3.0
Great Barrier Reef

Young scholars explain the importance of coral reefs and the threats to reefs' conservation. Through the process of gathering geographic information about a place (in this case, the Great Barrier Reef), students explore how a "geographic focus" can sharpen their insights about a conservation issue.

 

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9th - 12th
5.0
Migrating Across Borders

Students research and map the migratory patterns of the golden-winged warbler. They develop a strategy to protect this species and, in teams representing different countries, negotiate treaties with each other to protect the bird.

 

How do living and non-living structures affect coral reef habitats?

Students create model coral reefs showing surface area and including examples of communities.  In this coral reef lesson, students research and explore the functions or benefits from a coral reef.  Students design a benthic habitat. Students calculate the surface area of various shapes.  Students will create a habitat that shows 400cm squared.

 

Virtual Cave Tour: let's go Caving

Students become familiar with caves and how they form. In this cave lesson, students carry out rock chemistry lessons to find how rocks are formed.  Students view various cave pictures and locate them on a map.  Students visit a commercial cave. Students make brochures about a cave.

 

Marine Life Research and Persuasive Conservation Pamphlet

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.

 

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6th - 8th
4.5
Sea Turtle Math

Students consider the future of endangered species. For this conservation lesson, students view a slide show and use mathematical data to construct a prediction for the survival of an endangered species. This lesson includes, personal accounts, math puzzles, a variety of online resources, pictures, and vocabulary.