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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rainforest (Elementary, Social Studies)

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Explore the rainforest with your class. Learners study the meaning of the word endangered, choose an animal to study, gather data, and discuss why the animal is in danger of extinction. This is a motivating way to have your class discuss...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Save the Animals!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research an endangered animal and share what they learned through the use of technology. In this interdisciplinary lesson on animals, students conduct research on an endangered animal. Then, students create a PowerPoint...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Food Chains and Endangered Animals

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate how all links in the food chain are related. In this animal habitat lesson, students hypothesize about what would happen in the food chain if an endangered species were to become extinct. This lesson also includes an...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Acrostic Animal

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen as the teacher describes how an acrostic poem is written. They research an endangered animal of Puerto Rico. Students write an acrostic poem as a class, and then individually about the animal they research. Students...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Technology Integration Lesson Plan: Internet

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders describe an endangered animal's environment and their habitat. They compare the habitat the animal came from vs. the one that exists today, in a Venn Diagram. Graphically, the student illustrates a proposed program to...
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Article
Other

World Wildlife Federation: Sea Turtle: Loggerhead Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
This nicely illustrated description of the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle provides conservation information about this marine reptile.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Polar Bears International: Units and Lessons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of seven units and six lessons about polar bears created by professionals that support national literacy standards and learning outcomes for specific school districts.
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Giant Panda

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a resource on the giant panda. It has excellent facts and information, captivating photographs, and an interesting video. [1:27]
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Article
World Wildlife Fund for Nature

World Wildlife Federation: Loggerhead Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
Read biological facts and conservation information about the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Find out about the main threats to the turtles and what is being down to help.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Eagles in the Ecosystem Classroom Jigsaw Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this in-depth jigsaw activity, learners investigate the role bald eagles play in the ecosystem, why they were listed as endangered, the effects of DDT on eagles, and the effects of lead on eagles. Furthermore, students will then graph...
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Article
University of Florida

University of Florida: Beach Mice

For Students 1st - 9th
Read about the Alabama Beach Mouse, a field mouse found in the sand dunes of coastal Alabama. This reference guide provides information about its breeding, characteristics, distribution, and other information about the species.
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Website
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Kids Do Ecology: Endangered Species and Conservation Biology

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out about conservation biology as it relates to endangered and threatened species. Learn about the factors contributing to the loss of species and what efforts have helped bring some animals back form the brink of extinction.
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Handout
Other

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: Perdido Key Beach Mouse [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 9th
Learn about the endangered beach mouse form Alabama called the Perdido Key Beach Mouse. Find out some important biological information about this species.
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Handout
Other

Connecticut Deep: Loggerhear Sea Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
A full description of the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle including information about physical characteristics, habitat range, reproduction, threats to its survival, and conservation efforts to help the species.
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Article
US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.s. Fish & Wildlife Service: Alabama Beach Mouse

For Students 1st - 9th
Read about the endangered Alabama Beach Mouse, and find out what can be done to restore its population numbers.
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Article
Other

Palm Beach Zoo: Perdido Key Beach Mouse Captive Breeding & Reintroduction

For Students 1st - 9th
Find out about a reintroduction program of the captive Perdido Key Beach Mouse implemented at Palm Beach Zoo.
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Article
Animal Fact Guide

Animal Fact Guide: Mountain Gorilla

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn interesting facts about the Mountain Gorilla including information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation status, and tips on what you...
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Website
Scientific American

Scientific American: The Buzz on Bees: In Depth Reports

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this multimedia article about the disappearance of bee colonies worldwide. Find out why it is crucial to saving this important pollinator from extinction.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Giant Panda

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about giant pandas.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Indri

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about Indris.
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Website
World Wildlife Fund for Nature

World Wildlife Foundation: Giant Panda

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides a general overview of the Giant Panda.
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Handout
Other

Who Zoo: Cheetahs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a great set of Cheetah images along with in depth descriptions. Links to additional information are listed at the bottom of this site.