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Threatened, Endangered & Extinct Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine the basic needs of living organisms. In this science lesson, students study ecosystems and discover that organisms have basic needs that must be met.
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What Is a Pond?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify animals and plants that live in a pond. In this marine biology lesson, students create a chart of animals and plants they think they would see at the pond. Students create a "pond symphony" by imitating the sounds they...
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Hot Foot

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners investigate temperature and its possible effect on living things. They predict, measure, record and compare air and sand at different beach locations. They examine plant and animal adaptations in the same habitat.
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Life Cycles in the Rain Forest Research

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this life cycles in the rain forest research worksheet, students use reference materials and the Internet to collect information about the life cycles of animals that live in the rain forest. They fill in the name of the animal and...
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Clownfish Information and Coloring Page

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this animal information and coloring page worksheet, students read a short paragraph of facts about clownfish. They color the fish in their habitat.
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Blue and Yellow Macaw Information and Coloring Page

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this animal information and coloring page worksheet, students read a short nonfiction paragraph about blue and yellow macaws. They color the birds in their habitat.
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Endangered Animal Coloring Page

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this endangered animal coloring worksheet, students color a picture of an African elephant, an endangered animal. Students draw and illustrate its natural habitat around it.
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Endangered Animal Coloring Page

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this endangered animal coloring worksheet, students color a picture of a Bactrian camel, an endangered animal. Students draw and illustrate its natural habitat around it.
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Endangered Animal Coloring Page

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this endangered animal activity, students color a picture of a blue whale. Students then draw its natural habitat all around it.
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Endangered Animal Coloring Page

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this endangered animal worksheet, students color a picture of a green sea turtle with vibrant colors. Students then draw its natural habitat around it.
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Endangered Animal Coloring Page

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this endangered animal worksheet, students color a picture of a gray wolf. Students then draw and illustrate its natural habitat around it.
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Ecosystems: Give and Take

For Students 5th - 8th
In this river ecosystem worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by writing in what the various organisms lists contribute and benefit in this river ecosystem.
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Plants and Animals

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars discuss the different types of plants and animals in a local environment. In this science activity, students name some plants and animals understanding that they require different habitats to live. Young scholars use...
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Fish Life Cycle

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Fish are no different when it comes to a living being's primary objective—to reproduce. They do differ, including from fish species to fish species, in their life cycles, survival tactics and reproductive strategies. After discussion of...
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Animals of Rainforest and Temperate Forest

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students research an animal from each type of forest, and compare/contrast them on a concept map. They write a letter from one animal to the other, using information from their research.
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Wildlife Preservers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research endangered animal species and how they might be preserved by writing speeches to present to classmates.
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Life on the Edge

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students participate in a variety of activities about endangered animals. They read books, watch videos, and, in pairs, choose an endangered animal to research. They create a 2 slide presentation to be compiled into a class slide show.
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Who's There

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, in groups, make a list of at least three animals that would survive well in a particular environment. After an allotted time, they pass their list to another group, where they will add to it. They discuss adaptations each...
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Conditions in And Connections To Indonesia

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders research an animal and its habitat, the conditions of that habitat and how its connections to the rest of the world are affecting that habitat.
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"Home Sweet Home?"

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research an endangered animal's habitat, investigate the survival problems. They research the animal's zoo life. They research some programs of reintroduction and chart the pros and cons of each.
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Household Pests

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover the various habitat requirements for assorted household pests from ants to wasps. They conduct various activities including researching the life cycles moths, cockroaches, and mosquitoes
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The Elephant Ate a Banana in the Tundra

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students perform a scene with their small group. They identify an animal, act out what the animal does, where the animal would be found, and what the animal eats. They locate the animal habitats on a map.
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Photomosaic Pixel Composite

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research the habitat, diet, life cycle, and characteristics of an animal, and create a Japanese scroll painting of their animal. Using scanned images of animals they have painted, they create a composite mosaic using PowerPoint.
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In a Family Way

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars research a rare species of animals that are a step away from the well known animals of our zoos. They create a mobile which displays the geography, habits, population and habitat of the animals. They draw a picture.

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