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The Game of Life

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Students describe what it means for a marine animal or fish to be threatened or endangered after playing game simulating extinction.

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endangered marine species, science
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Grade
3rd - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategies
Simulation
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Year
2004

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