Worksheet
Curated OER

Endangered Species of Asia Word Search

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Asian endangered species word search worksheet, students complete a word search of terms related to the endangered species in Asia.
PPT
Curated OER

Tigers: An Endangered Species

For Students 2nd - 7th
Facts about tigers are packed into a PowerPoint presentation about tigers. The presentation includes great photographs and accompanying text regarding the habitats, diet, lifespan, and physical attributes of tigers. Very interesting!
Worksheet
Curated OER

Endangered Species

For Students 9th - 12th
In this geography worksheet, high schoolers identify how to manipulate data on a range of endangered species. They create a bar graph of endangered animals from Africa, Asia, Australia, North America, or South America. Students use a...
Website
American Museum of Natural History

Around with World with DNA

For Students 6th - 12th
A mammalogist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, and a conservation geneticist share their work and their hopes that their research will help protect and save endangered species and their habitats.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Species for Sale

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore wildlife conservation by investigating animal species that are near extinction due to their value as commodities. They defend the protection of an endangered species researched in class by creating an informational poster.
Website
American Museum of Natural History

Around the World with DNA

For Students 6th - 12th
DNA analysis could be what saves some animals from extinction. An interactive lesson shows learners how DNA information proves variation among animals of the same species and how stakeholders use that information to make decisions. Easy...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Biodiversity Memory Match Up

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students are introduced to the animals of Asia. In this biodiversity lesson, students use interactive maps to identify animals from Asia, then play a memory game to reinforce the information.
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...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Animals: Black-Faced Spoonbills

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students analyze the physical characteristics, behavior, distribution and migration patterns of the black-faced spoonbills.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Zoos and Captive Breeding

For Students 6th - 8th
After reading pages 470-472 of an unspecified textbook, students compare statements about zoos and captive breeding to information presented in text for statements of truth. Students change statements that are false so that the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Conserving Marine Life

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discuss the different threats to various marine life. Through research, groups examine threats to specific marine life, evaluate the situation, and develop possible solutions to help marine life regain stability. Conservation...
Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Natural History Notebooks

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site from the Canadian Museum of Nature, a natural history museum, provides short information blurbs and fun facts on over 240 different common animals categorized by type (mammals, fish, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians,...
Handout
BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Red Panda, Lesser Panda

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC provides this photo-illustrated fact sheet on the red or lesser panda of Asia.
Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Crested Ibis

For Students 9th - 10th
The crested ibis was barely saved from extinction in Asia after the last seven known to be alive were put into a protective sanctuary in China. The population has increased and many have been released back into the wild but it is still...
Interactive
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Orangutans

For Students 3rd - 8th
This multimedia site includes video and audio clips. The maps and fun facts will be very beneficial to students doing research projects.