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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Extinction: Is It Inevitable?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners 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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Website
PBS

Pbs: A Modern Mass Extinction

For Students 9th - 10th
Are we in the midst of a mass extinction? Is Homo sapiens triggering this mass extinction? Four expert panelists have written responses to the aforementioned questions for this highly informative site.