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Center for Plant Conservation: National Collection of Imperiled Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an extensive list of the endangered plants throughout the United States
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Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Endangered Animals

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Endangered Animals."
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Conservation

For Students 9th - 10th
Official site with information and resources relating to all aspects of environmental conservation: data, maps and laws. Specific environmental information by zip code provides immediate relevance to your world.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Leopard

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents detailed information about the leopard, including several photos.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Are We Headed for a Sixth Mass Extinction

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity in which students analyze the information on biodiversity and extinction presented in the article and answer questions for discussion, then develop policy to meet modern environmental challenges. Individual and small group work.
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Seeker

Seeker: Week of 7 28 14: Pair of Rare Amur Leopard Cubs Born

For Students 9th - 10th
A pair of Amur leopard cubs were recently born at Twycross Zoo in England. Learn what makes these creatures so special. Includes video.
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Lions

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students doing research about lions will find this site very helpful. Video and audio clips, photographs, a map, and fun facts will enhance research projects.
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Mountain Gorillas

For Students 3rd - 8th
A nice multi-media National Geographic site with video and audio clips about mountain gorillas. Fun facts about the gorillas include information ideal for research projects.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Wolong's Pandas

For Students 9th - 10th
Wild pandas are treated at the Wolong Conservation Center in this video segment from Nature.
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Nsw Dept. Of Ed.: "One World" [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Reading unit plan about endangered animals from the New South Wales, Australia, Department of Education and Training entitled "One World" (Forty-four page PDF file). It contains ten days worth of teaching suggestions that use a variety...
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Read Works

Read Works: Classify and Categorize 3rd Grade Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A three-lesson plan unit on classifying and categorizing through which students learn how to categorize information to answer research questions and then to organization that information into an...
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NOAA

Noaa: Pinnipeds: Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about seals, sea lions and walruses. Find out the status of different species on the endangered list and the major factors of these declines.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: News Flash!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
This activity illustrates the interrelationship between science and engineering in the context of extinction prevention. There are two parts to the activity. The first part challenges students to think like scientists as they generate...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Extinction: Is It Inevitable?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars read the article "The Sixth Extinction" by Niles Eldredge on past mass extinctions and the current rate of loss of species. There is a choice of student activities which includes having students respond to discussion and...
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Bagheera

Bagheera.com: Spotlight in the Wild

For Students 9th - 10th
This web page is part of a larger site that focuses on endangered animals and conservation efforts. This page has several topics that are all relevant like the endangered species act, mass extinction, and the bald eagle.
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US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Connect the Dots With Science

For Students 3rd - 5th
Connect-the-dots science pages providing useful and helpful information regarding pollinators, endangered species, and invasive species. [PDF] Links to other handy tools, including coloring pages, trivia, stories, games and fun projects.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Environmental Education for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides illustrations, descriptions, and species of amphibians, birds, fish, insects, invertebrates, mammals, reptiles, and endangered species.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Habitat Loss Game

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this role playing game, students become members of a forest ecosystem to illustrate the challenges facing endangered species, the environment, and economic interests.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Principles, Structure, & Implementation of International Environmental Law

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This module introduces the fundamental norms and institutions that comprise international environmental law and then focuses on six specific topics: air pollution and protection of the atmosphere, hazardous waste, endangered species,...
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Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Daddy Long Legs

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out the difference between harvestmen and spiders in the arachnid family. Read about the diet, characteristics, and status as an endangered species.
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abcteach

Abcteach: Animals

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This link will place at your fingertips all kinds of resources for your science unit pertaining to animals such as birds, bugs, dinosaurs, endangered species, fish, mammals and reptiles.
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US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.s. Fish & Wildlife Service: Listing of the Alabama Sturgeon [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 9th
Read about the decision to list the Alabama sturgeon as an endangered species primarily due to its low population numbers and subsequent lack of ability to sustain itself through natural reproduction.
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Nature Canada

Nature Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
Nature Canada provides good information on many environmental issues affecting Canada. There are complete sections devoted to bird conservation, wilderness protection, endangered species and national parks.
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Bagheera

Bagheera.com: Golden Cheeked Warbler

For Students 9th - 10th
This site as a whole is focused on conservation and information about threatened and endangered animals. This page covers the Golden-Cheeked Warbler and the causes of endangerment and what is being done to prevent extinction.

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