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Curated OER

Web of Life

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Highlight the importance of each animal in an ecosystem by having scholars research different endangered species. Research is a lot more streamlined when learners are provided with a tool such as the graphic organizer attached here. How...
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Curated OER

Wild Where?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate why the urban environment is considered a hostile environment; define the concept of endangered species; describe and identify a Peregrine Falcon; describe and identify the eating habits of the Peregrine Falcon.
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Curated OER

Endangered Species

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders graph data in order to compare the number of extinct species and a rise in human population. They analyze the data collected. Students are encouraged to infer the relationship.
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ARKive

What is an Endangered Species?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Even kids in grades two through five can start thinking about the part they play in sustaining endangered species.  They consider what endangered species are, how they become endangered, and what conservationists can do to help. In small...
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National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc.

How Many “Un-endangered Species” Do You Know?

For Students 5th - 9th
Can endangered species become un-endangered? Of course! Examine six lucky animals whose populations once were dwindling, but now are healthy and thriving. Learners match animal images to brief descriptions, complete a true/false...
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Sea World

Endangered Species

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Study different endangered species with several activities that incorporate math, science, language arts, and research strategies. A great addition to your lesson on conservation or Earth Day.
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ARKive

Endangered Animal Easter Eggs

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
I love any lesson that addresses more than one subject area. You and your class will discuss endangered animals; each child will choose one animal and then create a decorated egg to represent their animal. After the eggs are decorated,...
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Curated OER

Endangered Species 1: Why Are Species Endangered?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are oriented to the plight of endangered species and to help them explain and gain perspective on human issues that continue to endanger species and threaten our global environment.
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Curated OER

Endangered Species and Extinction

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders determine the difference between extinction and endangered species. Using the internet, they research one endangered species, identify its common and specific name, where it lives and what it eats. To end the lesson,...
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Curated OER

What Are Endangered Species?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concepts of endangered and extinct animals. In this animal protection instructional activity, students discuss and define the words endangered, extinct, and habitat. Students share why they think it is important to...
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Curated OER

Getting To Know All About You: the Endangered Species Introduction

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students participate in a game designed to familiarize themselves with their classmates and introduce a unit on endangered species. They each have an endangered species name taped to their back and must determine the species name by...
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Curated OER

THE TRAVELS OF BABAR: An Adventure in Scale:Saving the Elephants and Other Endangered Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students comprehend the concept and causes of extinction and endangerment. They identify extinct and endangered animals. Students coordinate a plan to help endangered animals through a poster and letter writing campaign.
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Curated OER

Endangered Species Animal Masks

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students research endangered animals. In this animal science instructional activity, students visit suggested websites to learn more about endangered animals and create animal masks. Students need glue, cardstock, string and feathers to...
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Curated OER

Endangered Species 1: Why are Species Endangered?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Emerging ecologists examine endangered species by visiting the US Environmental Protection Agency website. They consider human contribution to the decline of different species. They research an endangered animal and then craft a poster...
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US Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered Species

For Students 6th - 12th
This handout goes along with the slide show linked at the top of the of the resource. Depending on the computer availability in your school, this could be a WebQuest in which learners go through the slide show at their own pace, or you...
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American Museum of Natural History

The Legend of the Flying Frog

For Students 6th - 12th
Young conservation biologists have an opportunity to get involved in the effort to save endangered species. After reading and illustrating the tale of the Flying Frog, they craft a tale about another fictional endangered species.
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Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium

Puzzled About Conservation

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Raise children's awareness about conservation with this series of vocabulary activities. Offering riddles about endangered species and a crossword puzzle involving key terms relating to conservation, these fun worksheets will engage...
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K12 Reader

Habitat Destruction

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
What happens when an animal becomes endangered or extinct? Explore the ways that human influence throughout the environment has threatened the existence of other species with a reading passage. After reading the paragraphs, kids answer...
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K12 Reader

In Danger of Extinction

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
What happens when a species becomes extinct? Sharpen your reading skills with a passage about how koalas have gotten close to being an endangered species.
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American Museum of Natural History

Going, Going...Gone?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Young environmentalists consider how scientists are attempting to save endangered species. They read about what causes extinction and steps to take to minimize the threats. 
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American Museum of Natural History

Around with World with DNA

For Students 6th - 12th
A mammalogist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, and a conservation geneticist share their work and their hopes that their research will help protect and save endangered species and their habitats.
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EngageNY

Summarizing Informational Text: “Hawaii’s Endangered Happy Face Spider”

For Teachers 5th Standards
Put on a happy face. Using an interesting resource, pupils read an informational text about Hawaii's endangered Happy Face Spider. Next, they participate in a jigsaw discussion to find the gist of the article. 
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Curated OER

Endangered Species

For Students 4th - 6th
In this endangered species worksheet, students complete math word problems where they refer to the chart about endangered species. Students complete 7 problems.
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Curated OER

Endangered Species

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars define the terms endangered and threatened. They identify the factors that can cause species to become endangered. They discover how animals are protected by the Endangered Species Act.

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