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Curated OER

Evaluating the Strength of Scientific Evidence: The Rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker

For Teachers 7th - 12th
A happy discovery occurred in Arkansas in 2004: a woodpecker, believed to be extinct since the 1940s, reappeared! Or did it? Middle to high school ecologists examine scientific evidence and use critical-thinking skills to determine...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Endangered Species !: Why Are Species Endangered?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore the various issues and problems faced by endangered species globally. They research the plight of endangered species, create a poster of a selected animal, and present their poster and research to the class.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Examining Endangered Species

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Middle school environmental science classes research the threatened, endangered, and extinct organisms listed for their state. They design and construct a poster of the information gleaned and write an essay about how they might be able...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sea Turtles: An Issue Investigation

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore sea turtles and the issues relating to them as endangered species. They research sea turtles on the Internet and find reasons why the turtles are endangered. They identify potential issues to be considered when...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Endangered Species

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students conduct Internet research on endangered species. They select an endangered species, identify its physical and behavioral characteristics, and create a Powerpoint presentation.
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Website
Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Piping Plover

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Piping Plover. Besides finding a detailed physical description of this bird, you?ll also learn about some its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact Sheet on the Piping Plover is...
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Website
Other

Iucn Red List: Threatened Species

For Students 9th - 10th
The IUCN Red List is a global database of information about threatened species which is used by conservation groups around the world to focus their efforts. A search for a species reveals detailed information about it, the threats it...
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Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: Endangered Animals of the Americas

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students select an endangered or threatened animal to research, locate it on a map, and create a persuasive essay or poster to convince others to help the animals.
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Website
Texas Parks and Wildlife

Tpwd: Nongame and Rare Species Program: Federal and State Listed Species

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information about animals and plants in Texas that are protected under state and/or federal law due to their status as threatened or endangered. A species can be on both a state list and a federal list or on just one. Links to...
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Article
Other

World Wildlife Federation: Sea Turtle: Loggerhead Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
This nicely illustrated description of the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle provides conservation information about this marine reptile.
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Website
Other

Wwf: Species Directory: Endangered, Vulnerable, and Threatened Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
A directory of animal species endangered or under threat. Click on 'Conservation Status' to sort the list. Each species is accompanied by pictures, characteristics, facts, a map, threats they face, and what the WWF is doing to help them.
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Website
Texas Parks and Wildlife

Texas Parks and Wildlife: Threatened and Endangered Species

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site covering the endangered species in Texas. Includes information about endangered species laws, why it is important to protect these species, and more. Click on the different regions under "Navigate To Another Wildlife...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Bradfords Woods: Eagles to the Nest [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This thematic curriculum which focuses on bald eagles revolves around a three-day field trip to Bradford Woods in Indiana. However, many of the activities could be adapted for other environments, and the background material is useful,...
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Article
World Wildlife Fund for Nature

World Wildlife Federation: Loggerhead Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
Read biological facts and conservation information about the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Find out about the main threats to the turtles and what is being down to help.
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Handout
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Threatened and Endangered

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides detailed descriptions and factual information on Wisconsin's Threatened and Endangered animals and plants.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Penguins: Popularity, Peril and Poop

For Students 9th - 10th
Dyan deNapoli explains the reasons behind the decline in penguin populations and why penguins are like the proverbial canary in the coal mine of our oceans. [5:23]
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Website
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Kids Do Ecology: Endangered Species and Conservation Biology

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out about conservation biology as it relates to endangered and threatened species. Learn about the factors contributing to the loss of species and what efforts have helped bring some animals back form the brink of extinction.
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Handout
Other

Who Zoo: Coral Snake

For Students 9th - 10th
General information on the common Coral Snake from WhoZoo. Various pictures from inside the Ft. Worth Zoo and special adaptations highlight this site.
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Handout
Other

Connecticut Deep: Loggerhear Sea Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
A full description of the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle including information about physical characteristics, habitat range, reproduction, threats to its survival, and conservation efforts to help the species.
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Handout
US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.s. Fish & Wildlife Service: Loggerhead Sea Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
Read about the current status of the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle. This article takes an in-depth look at the conservations status and efforts underway to stop the decline in the turtle population.
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Website
Nature Canada

Threatened and Endangered Species

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides an overview that includes statistics of the threatened and endangered species in Canada.
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Handout
Nature Canada

Nature Canada: Species Spotlight: Whip Poor Will

For Students 9th - 10th
The whip-poor-will is a Canadian bird on the threatened species list. Facts about the whip-poor-will and conservation efforts to help it are described.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Bald Eagle

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian website has a brief but thorough article on the Bald Eagles. Content also includes pictures and an extensive quote from naturalist Edward Nelson as he discusses the role of eagles in Eskimo myth.
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PPT
Scientific American

Scientific American Slideshow: Threatened Wildlife in the Here and Now

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about species that are presently facing endangered status in North America as climate change affects each in different ways in this slideshow from Scientific American.