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Read Works

Read Works: Frogs at Risk

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about frogs and toads in Ecuador that are at risk of dying out. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Back From the Brink

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage gives information about animals that are on the brink of extinction, including the following: bald eagle, grizzly bears, Hawaiian sea turtles, and Southern sea turtles. This...
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Read Works

Read Works: Saving Hawaiian Monk Seals

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the decreasing population of the Hawaiian monk seals. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Panthers in Peril

For Teachers 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the decreasing panther population in Florida. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Saving the Rain Forests

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about protecting the rainforest and the animals that live there. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: High Jumpers

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text tree kangaroos and current efforts to protect them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Florida Panther

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn more about the Florida Panther through this educational site. Students will find information about habitat, life cycle, diet, behavior and more of this small cat.
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NOAA

Noaa: Fisheries: Cetaceans: Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about the marine mammal group of cetaceans. Take a look at their status on the Endangered list and find out what situations put them on that list.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Working Together to Live Together

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students experience civil and environmental engineering by planning a housing development in an existing biome, while also protecting the native species that live there. They conduct research, draw plans, make brochures and give...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Rhinoceros Release

For Students 9th - 10th
In this segment from Nature, Rangers release the Black rhino to a new location in Southern Africa where rhinos are previously endangered.
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Other

Utah State Division of Wildlife Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage of the State of Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources. This site offers printable fact sheets about the different animals that inhabit the Utah area. It also has a 74 page comprehensive guide on the endangered and threatened...
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Saving Animals From Extinction: Where Is the Vaquita?

For Students 2nd
Learn some facts about the vaquita, a type of porpoise that is endangered. Book includes audio narration in English and Spanish with text in English.
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Other

National Wildlife Refuge Assoc: Florida Panther

For Students 9th - 10th
Beautiful photographs enhance the detailed information about the endangered Florida panther provided by this resource. Topics discussed are habitats, communication, diet, reproduction, and threats. Find out what is being done to help...
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Meet the Last Known Northern White Male Rhino

For Students 5th - 8th
Article reports on the state of the white rhino species. Includes video.
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Other

Great Lakes Information Network

For Students 9th - 10th
The Great Lakes Science Center provides research on various topics concerning the Great Lake environment such as fish advisories, contaminants, threatened species, low water levels, and sustainable development of the Lakes.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: How Disruptions Affect Animal Populations

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners explore the effects that ecosystem disruptions can have on animal populations. They learn about the disruptions that have driven three species-the Madagascar fish eagle, the Iberian lynx, and the rowi kiwi, to the brink of...
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Curated OER

Ny Times Learning Network: Species for Sale

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore wildlife conservation by investigating animal species that are near extinction due to their value as commodities. Students defend the protection of an endangered species researched in class by creating an informational...
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Wolf Pack in a Bottle: Dna Simulation

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson plan can be used to illustrate the principle of electrophoresis without the equipment. Paper chromatography can be used to separate dye just like electrophoresis will separate DNA. The lab also covers DNA analysis for an...
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Orangutan

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides extensive information about the orangutan, including photos, an audio clip and a video. [0:32]
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Python

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about the python, as well as several pictures and an audio clip.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Hummingbird

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information on the hummingbird, as well as several vivid photos and a video.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Iguana

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about the iguana. It include several photos, an audio clip an a video clip. [1:30]
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Komodo Dragon

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information on the Komodo Dragon. It contains several photos and a video.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Boa

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about the boa, as well as several pictures and an audio clip.

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