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SPLASH – Monitoring Humpback Whales

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers view a video about the humpback whale and why it is endangered. In this endangered species lesson, students recognize the importance of observing and following an endangered species in an ecosystem. Middle schoolers...
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Nine Lives, One Habitat

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore reintroduction of endangered species into new habitats. They research and promote possible sites for reintroducing populations of Florida panthers outside of their current habitat in the Big Cypress Swamp region of...
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Where Has It Been? Tracking the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker

For Teachers 5th - 8th
By studying the assumed extinction, and subsequent rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, learners use maps and come up with a scenario for the rediscovery of the bird. This incredibly thorough lesson plan is chock-full of...
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Endangered Species of PA

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research and publish information about an endangered species on the school's web site. In this endangered species lesson, students choose an at-risk species to research. They publish their research information on the school's...
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Saving the Sandhill Cranes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore environmental awareness by participating in movie making. In this endangered species lesson, students discuss the problems dealing with sandhill cranes at a nearby beach and the impact our environment is having on them....
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National Wildlife Federation

Planning Your Research

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Make it a great proposal! Class members play the role of marine scientists and choose from a variety of whales considered endangered they would like to study. Scholars then create applications for permits to conduct research of the...
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Endangered Species

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students conduct Internet research on endangered species. They select an endangered species, identify its physical and behavioral characteristics, and create a Powerpoint presentation.
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Endangered Species Furniture Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work in groups to research an endangered species. They then refinish and paint a piece of furniture and incorporate facts and references about the animal they have researched.
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Wildlife, Wolves, Endangered Species

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use the Internet to research wildlife and conservation efforts. They examine pictures and graphics to research endangered species and humans role in their lives. They also use math to measure areas of habitats and add the number...
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Endangered Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss animals then research endangered animals using the computer and the Internet. They organize information then create a report on a chosen animal using Appleworks.
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Devastating Deforestation Triarama

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students become familiar with the process of deforestation and its impact upon rainforests and people who depend on them. They research endangered and already-extinct species of rainforest animals and plants. Students fabricate a 3D...
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Species at Risk: Recovery Teams to the Rescue!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discuss how certain species and plants are deemed endangered. They work together in conservation recovery teams to research an endangered species. Then they explore efforts to make sure that the existence of these species...
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Captive Breeding and Species Survival

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research and assess programs that strive to preserve biodiversity, such as captive-breeding programs and species-survival plans adopted by zoos, aquariums, and other institutions.
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Endangered Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students, in groups, research several endangered animals. They prepare reports and Hyperstudio presentations on various facts about the animals, the reasons it has become endangered and some ideas regarding possible conservation.
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Where Have All the Endangered Gone?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore animals that are endangered. They choose an endangered animal that they would like to keep from becoming extinct. Students create a persuasive presentation to persuade someone to understand why they feel keeping their...
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Investigating Endangered Species

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students pick an endangered animal to research and report their findings to the class.
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Take a Technology Trek with Endangered Animals

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify endangered animals and research reasons why these animals may be going extinct. Using the internet, reference books and reference CDs, students explore an animal of their choice and write a report about the endangered...
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Have You Seen Me? An Introductory Lesson on the Loss of Biodiversity

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate environmental law and policies involving endangered species as well as discuss human impact on biodiversity through an Internet research project. Students create a milk carton of their "missing" endangered species.
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ARE WE IN THE MIDDLE OF A MASS EXTINCTION?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
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Island Animals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore the concepts of endangered animals and conservation. In this animal conservation lesson, students complete activities to investigate the endangered animals of the US Virgin Islands. Young scholars complete multiple...
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The Rainforest

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students consider the rainforest, its characteristics, its destruction, and its endangered species. In groups, student use the internet to gather information about the rainforest. They summarize the information and compile it into a...
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"Publication" of Scientific Papers And Posters

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create and display a scientific poster in the same format that scientists use at a research symposium. They compile data and make conclusions about the classification of the Arizona Hedgehog Cactus as an endangered species. ...
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What does 'Endangered' mean?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discuss a variety of teacher led discussion questions about what makes an animal endangered. They take a short field trip to an open area and set a boundary for each child for them to either write or draw about how the location...
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Platypus in Crisis

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students learn about the Australian Minister of Fisheries and Wildlife and platypus as an endangered species. For this endangered species lesson, student role play as the Australian Minister of Fisheries and Wildlife to make a...

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