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Sustainability and Extinction Unit PlanSustainability and Extinction Unit Plan
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Unit Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2012
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Unit Plan

Sustainability and Extinction

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This Sustainability and Extinction unit plan also includes:
  • Enquire with Darwin: Introduction (.pdf)
  • Sustainability and Extinction: Vulnerable Species and Habitats (.pdf)
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Galapagos Penguins are the only penguins on earth that live north of the equator (in the wild). In this last lesson plan a discussion on how the Galapagos islands developed their populations and diversity sparks the introduction. Two activities build on these concepts before a visit to a conservatory center and a research project.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

charles darwin, sustainability, extinction, human impact on the environment, ecological succession, interdependency, communities, ecology, the galapagos islands, isolationism, endangered species, food chains, food webs, producers, consumers, herbivores, carnivores, predators, prey

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • When students create the board game, ensure they are thoughtful about what pieces are sustainable rather than plastic

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires prior knowledge of the three previous lessons in the series

Pros

  • Offers an additional activity to create a board game
  • Provides videos, links, and references
  • Includes many differentiation and extension ideas to retain student interest

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RST.6-8.1 RST.6-8.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.6-8.6 RST.6-8.7 RST.6-8.8 RST.6-8.9 RST.6-8.10

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