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Going, Going...Gone? WebsiteGoing, Going...Gone? Website
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American Museum of Natural History
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6th - 12th
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45 mins
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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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Concepts

extinction, animal species, endangered species, habitats

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Use as a remote learning resource or for in-class instruction
  • Pair the lesson with additional lessons from the same publisher for a complete unit on endangered species

Classroom Considerations

  • Provide users with Internet-enabled devices
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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  • Uses pop-ups to provide vocabulary support
  • Eye-catching images add interest to the lesson

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