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Species Charades
Learners identify endangered species. In this endangered species lesson plan, the teacher leads a discussion about endangered species, then the class plays a game of charades to pantomime animal behavior.
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Endangered!
Learners research endangered species. In this ecology and literacy research lesson plan, students work with a partner to research an endangered species of their choice. Learners choose from a variety of presentation methods and...
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Endangered Species Problem
Students list the morphological characters used to identify the cacti in the field, and describe the associated problems in using these characters for identification. They draw the geographical ranges of the varieties of species...
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How Many “Un-endangered Species” Do You Know?
Can endangered species become un-endangered? Of course! Examine six lucky animals whose populations once were dwindling, but now are healthy and thriving. Learners match animal images to brief descriptions, complete a true/false...
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Endangered Animals in Texas
Students research endangered animal in the library and on the Internet for information on its description, habitat, forces causing its decline, and programs to help it; students create slide show about the animal that contains a clay...
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Endangered Species and Extinction
Eighth graders determine the difference between extinction and endangered species. Using the internet, they research one endangered species, identify its common and specific name, where it lives and what it eats. To end the lesson,...
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Getting To Know All About You: the Endangered Species Introduction
Learners participate in a game designed to familiarize themselves with their classmates and introduce a unit on endangered species. They each have an endangered species name taped to their back and must determine the species name by...
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Going, Going...Gone?
Young environmentalists consider how scientists are attempting to save endangered species. They read about what causes extinction and steps to take to minimize the threats.
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Environment: Endangered Mammal Project
Students research different mammals and create illustrations and narratives about them. Working individually or in small groups, students compose their rough drafts prior to creating their posters or dioramas. Students present short...
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Endangered Species
In this endangered species worksheet, students complete math word problems where they refer to the chart about endangered species. Students complete 7 problems.
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Postcards from the Edge: Endangered Species
Students use the internet to identify the endangered species in their state. Using this information, they create a postcard with a picture of the animal along with facts. They discuss the main reasons to protect the endangered species...
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Endangered Species
Students explore the various reasons for animals becoming endangered and threatened with extinction. Within this instructional activity, students choose an animal to research and then creativity introduce their animal to the rest of the...
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Endangered Species
In this endangered species worksheet, students complete short answer questions on different endangered species. Students complete 11 short answer questions.
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Endangered Species: Report Planner
In this science related worksheet, learners write three things they would like to learn about an endangered species and then list the resources they plan on using to secure the answers to their three facts.
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Endangered Species of Asia Word Search
In this Asian endangered species word search worksheet, students complete a word search of terms related to the endangered species in Asia.
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Endangered Species of Australia Word Search
In this word search worksheet, students find the name of 10 endangered species from Australia in the word search. Words can be spelled in any direction including diagonally.
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Please Help!
Sixth graders examine the prairie food chain while designing a rescue strategy for an endangered species. They compare their strategy to that of a professional conservation expert.
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Habitat for Endangered Wildlife and You
Compare and contrast your habitat with that of endangered plants and animals! Learners discuss what a habitat is actually comprised of, describing what theirs looks like. They fill out a graphic organizer explaining what they eat, how...
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The Lesson: Species Under Threat
Young scholars consider the plight of endangered species. In this global studies lesson, students research selected websites about endangered animals and identify global issues that contribute to their demise.
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News Flash!
Extra, extra, read all about it! Scholars research information on endangered species and produce a news report to share their findings with the rest of the class. In groups, they then consider engineering solutions to problems on habitat...
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Saving Sturgeon
Marine biology apprentices interpret data of sturgeon interaction with gill nets. They use the data to calculate the percentage of fish entangled in each twine size to discover if there is any correlation. This is a valuable exercise in...
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A Duck's Bill on Capitol Hill?
Use a list of environmentally related words to engage learners in a discussion about ecosystem conservation legislation. As a class, read "Aware of Political Ecosystem, Property Rights Advocate Embraces Conservation Plan." Then, present...
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Endangered Species Animal Masks
Young scholars research endangered animals. For this animal science lesson, students visit suggested websites to learn more about endangered animals and create animal masks. Young scholars need glue, cardstock, string and feathers to...
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Puzzled About Conservation
Raise children's awareness about conservation with this series of vocabulary activities. Offering riddles about endangered species and a crossword puzzle involving key terms relating to conservation, these fun worksheets will...