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Handout
Nature Canada

Nature Canada: Species Spotlight: Whooping Cranes

For Students 9th - 10th
Although the whooping crane has survived for 3.5 million years, it has become endangered in the last few hundred due to human activities. At its lowest, there were only 15 on the whole planet. The number now stands at several hundred in...
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Interactive
Other

Being Caribou: Five Months on Foot With the Endangered Porcupine Caribou Herd

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the endangered Porcupine Caribou Herd with Karsten and Leanne as they "become caribou" for a season. Students can watch a movie, read their diary and view slides of the herd.
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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Are Tourists Harming Endangered Florida Manatees?

For Students 5th - 8th
Learn about manatee migration and the impact that tourists who get too close to the endangered animals may be having on their ability to survive. Includes video.
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Website
Other

Internet Island: Enadangered Species Project

For Students 6th - 8th
GREAT SITE! Various links to the endangered species of Hawaii. You will learn that some of Hawaii's animals are barely hanging on by a thread.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Reference: Conservation

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of animal conservation, including endangered species, animal protection, habitat protective, captive breeding, animal appeal and CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Saving Big Cats

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about jaguars, tigers, and other big cats that have become endangered species. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs Nature: Gray Wolf

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Gray wolves were a frequent sight on the American plains, however, they are now an endangered species despite attempts to reintroduce them to their former habitats in the continental United States. Learn about their natural history in...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Bald Eagles Are Back!

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about bald eagles being taken off the endangered species list. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Living on the Edge

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about some of the endangered animals a conservation group called EDGE of Existence is working to save. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Head Count

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about scientists who use satellite imaging to count endangered animals. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Protect Our Planet Piece by Piece

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson from "The Friends of Auntie Litter", (www.auntielitter.org), endangered species will be explored. This lesson is one from the "Take Pride Statewide" series. *This lesson is provided by Julie Danley, Pam Walston, and Pat...
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Website
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Species With Status

For Students 4th - 8th
Learn about the different status designations for animal and plant species. Explains what is meant by Endangered, Threatened, Special Concern, Alien Invaders, Locally Common, Common but Declining, Common, Abundant, Uncommon, and...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Biodiversity

For Students 9th - 10th
Through an interactive learning module, students investigate the importance of species richness and biological diversity.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Making Species Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
Conservation biologists know which places are important to protect. How nature guides know which animals can be found in which places, are made possible partly by conservation biology. This experiment allows you to discover how maps can...
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Website
Other

Colorado Division of Wildlife: Colorado Wildlife Species and Profiles

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a list of species found in Colorado and information about them.
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Article
Other

Green Global Travel: Endangered Species Spotlight: Alabama Beach Mouse

For Students 1st - 9th
A quick overview about the endangered Alabama Beach Mouse along with conservation information about its population status.
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Article
Nature Canada

Nature Canada: Species Spotlight: Eastern Cougar

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet giving information about the eastern cougar, an endangered species. It is not certain whether the eastern cougar still survives, as there have not been irrefutable sightings in the wild since the nineteenth century.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Researching Dolphins as Endangered Mammals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this interdisciplinary lesson, students work in groups of 3-4 to use the Internet for research. Students create reports and slideshow presentations (optional) defining dolphins as mammals and as an endangered species. Students will...
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Nature: Crash: A Tale of Two Species

For Students 9th - 10th
A documentary film about the horseshoe crab and its importance to a tiny shorebird known as the red knot bird. Human threats to the crab will directly threaten both the crab and the little bird who depends on it. Links to related topics...
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eBook
NOAA

Noaa: Endangered Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
"There are currently seven species of cetaceans in U.S. waters that are protected under the Endangered Species Act." This site provides links to each species as well as provides colorful and engaging pictures.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Endangered Animals for Kids: Wildlife Conservation

For Students 1st - 9th
Explore wildlife conservation including saving animal habitats, captive breeding, and tracking animal populations on this site.
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Handout
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Species With Status: Threatened

For Students 3rd - 8th
A threatened species is an official designation for a species that is likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Some examples of threatened species in Wisconsin are...
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: New Threats Endanger Great Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
An article addressing new worries of the already endangered population of great whales of the world.
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Handout
Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta's Species at Risk

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy to follow site profiles the many species at risk in the province of Alberta. A drop menu lists each, and makes each available for collecting facts and photos. Excellent for a student researcher.

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