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 young scientists in learning about the impact of humans on animals from around the globe.

Concepts

endangered species, conservation

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the activities as learning centers at the beginning of a science unit on conservation in the upper-elementary grade levels
• After completing these activities, have students choose an endangered animal to research and report on
• After completing the endangeed animal riddles, have children create their own and share them with their peers

Classroom Considerations

• Prior to performing these activities, visit your school or local public library and gather a collection of resources on endangered animals for use during the riddle activity

Pros

• Answer keys are included for both the riddles and crossword puzzle
• Word banks are provided to support students with each activity
• The crossword puzzle offers clear sentence frames that support children with completing the activity

Cons

• None

Common Core

L.3.6 L.4.6 L.5.6 L.6.6 RST.6-8.4