Activity

Climate Is Our Friend…Isn’t It?: Make an Extinction Polyhedron

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet

Climate affects populations in different ways. Scholars research extinct organisms and mass extinctions in part three of the 10-installment Discover Your Changing World series. They create graphic organizers, then fill in the information about specific extinct organisms using guided Internet research. Learners make the connection between extinctions and climate changes, major events on Earth, and human impacts.

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CCSS: Adaptable
NGSS: Designed
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Instructional Ideas
  • Have pupils compare their research with partners and provide peer feedback
  • Assign scholars one geographic area or one group of organisms to research
Classroom Considerations
  • Requires some arts and crafts supplies
Pros
  • Allows for some personalization to the learning
  • Easy to use the graphic organizers for other applications
Cons
  • None
Common Core
NGSS