Scientists use data to learn about species survival—and your classes can too! A set of four lessons guides learners through a process to draw conclusions about the fluctuations in the population of the Hellbender species. They read newspaper articles and review data and then create a management plan to conserve their population of the Hellbender.

Concepts

wildlife conservation, animal populations, habitats, translocation, breeding

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Create a rubric of expectations for the management plan

Classroom Considerations

• Provide pupils with devices loaded with spreadsheet software
• Requires a solid understanding of requirements for species survival and wildlife conservation

Pros

• Provides all necessary materials and resources
• Includes a detailed teaching guide to help plan for instruction

Cons

• None