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Handout
NOAA

Noaa: Fisheries: Cetaceans: Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about the marine mammal group of cetaceans. Take a look at their status on the Endangered list and find out what situations put them on that list.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Working Together to Live Together

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students experience civil and environmental engineering by planning a housing development in an existing biome, while also protecting the native species that live there. They conduct research, draw plans, make brochures and give...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Rhinoceros Release

For Students 9th - 10th
In this segment from Nature, Rangers release the Black rhino to a new location in Southern Africa where rhinos are previously endangered.
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Website
Other

Utah State Division of Wildlife Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage of the State of Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources. This site offers printable fact sheets about the different animals that inhabit the Utah area. It also has a 74 page comprehensive guide on the endangered and threatened...
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Saving Animals From Extinction: Where Is the Vaquita?

For Students 2nd
Learn some facts about the vaquita, a type of porpoise that is endangered. Book includes audio narration in English and Spanish with text in English.
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Website
Other

National Wildlife Refuge Assoc: Florida Panther

For Students 9th - 10th
Beautiful photographs enhance the detailed information about the endangered Florida panther provided by this resource. Topics discussed are habitats, communication, diet, reproduction, and threats. Find out what is being done to help...
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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Meet the Last Known Northern White Male Rhino

For Students 5th - 8th
Article reports on the state of the white rhino species. Includes video.
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Website
Other

Great Lakes Information Network

For Students 9th - 10th
The Great Lakes Science Center provides research on various topics concerning the Great Lake environment such as fish advisories, contaminants, threatened species, low water levels, and sustainable development of the Lakes.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: How Disruptions Affect Animal Populations

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the effects that ecosystem disruptions can have on animal populations. They learn about the disruptions that have driven three species-the Madagascar fish eagle, the Iberian lynx, and the rowi kiwi, to the brink of...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Ny Times Learning Network: Species for Sale

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore wildlife conservation by investigating animal species that are near extinction due to their value as commodities. Students defend the protection of an endangered species researched in class by creating an informational...
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Activity
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Wolf Pack in a Bottle: Dna Simulation

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson plan can be used to illustrate the principle of electrophoresis without the equipment. Paper chromatography can be used to separate dye just like electrophoresis will separate DNA. The lab also covers DNA analysis for an...
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Orangutan

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides extensive information about the orangutan, including photos, an audio clip and a video. [0:32]
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Python

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about the python, as well as several pictures and an audio clip.
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Hummingbird

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information on the hummingbird, as well as several vivid photos and a video.
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Iguana

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about the iguana. It include several photos, an audio clip an a video clip. [1:30]
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Komodo Dragon

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information on the Komodo Dragon. It contains several photos and a video.
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Boa

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about the boa, as well as several pictures and an audio clip.
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Handout
Other

Wolf Recovery Foundation: Wolves

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed portrayal of wolves and their social life from a Native American point of view: also looks at the wolf's reintroduction into Yellowstone.
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Rhinoceros

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about the rhinoceros, as well as several pictures and audio clips.
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Gorilla

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents detailed information about the gorilla, including several photos and an audio clip. [1:52]
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Otter

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides extensive information about otters, including photos and an audio clip.
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Giant Panda

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a resource on the giant panda. It has excellent facts and information, captivating photographs, and an interesting video. [1:27]
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information, photos, and a video about the owl. [1:33]
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Week of 9 8 14: The Elephant That Flew

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the disturbing practice of elephant poaching, and what activists are doing as they attempt to protect these animals. Includes video.

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