Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Saving Animals From Extinction: A Nest for African Penguins
Learn some facts about the African penguin in this book. Includes audio narration in English and Spanish with text in English.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Saving Animals From Extinction: A Home for Elephants
Learn some facts about the Asian elephant in this book. Includes audio narration in English and Spanish with text in English.
Other
Catastrophism and Mass Extinctions
An overview of Walter and Luis Alverez's theory that a large meteorite crashed into earth causing huge tidal waves, showers of ash, and an enormous dust cloud.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Endangered Animals for Kids: How They Become Extinct
How do endangered species and animals become extinct? Hunting, pollution, loss of habitat, and introduced species all play a part and are discussed on this site.
Courseware Solutions
Wordville: Extinct Turtle Found
Read a short informational text called "Extinct Turtle Found," and then choose the correct answer for comprehension questions at the end of the selection.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: What Killed the Dinosaurs?
This Evolution Web feature explores how evidence can support a variety of hypotheses surrounding the mystery behind the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Center for Educational Technologies
Earth Science Explorer: Dinosaur Floor
Take a tour of the dinosaur floor and you'll read several theories about why dinosaurs became extinct.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: The Fruitful & Inventive Mind of Scientist Luis Alvarez
This article, reprinted from the fall 1979 LBL News Magazine, was written about Dr. Luis Alvarez and his part in the study of geological sediments and the great extinctions.
Indiana University
Indiana Univ. Bloomington: Geo Notes: Dinosaur Fossils Not Found in Indiana [Pdf]
Discusses the mass extinction event that wiped out many prehistoric animals 65 million years ago and why there are no dinosaur fossils to be found in Indiana.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Natural History Notebooks
A great reference source for a variety of vertebrate and invertebrate animals. This exhaustive resource also has some prehistoric extinct animals that students can compare to their living counterparts to increase their understanding of...
University of California
Ucmp: Georges Cuvier
This site from the University of California, Berkeley offers a biography of George Cuvier. Scientific ideas of George Cuvier are presented, such as those related to comparative anatomy, fossils, the idea of extinction, and others....
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Why Do We Need an Amphibian Ark?
Amphibians have a challenge to rise above and are unable to succeed without the help of a vision like Amphibian Ark. This program is viewed to be a global effort to protect amphibians from extinction and promote the benefits these life...
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara
Kids Do Ecology: Endangered Species and Conservation Biology
Find out about conservation biology as it relates to endangered and threatened species. Learn about the factors contributing to the loss of species and what efforts have helped bring some animals back form the brink of extinction.
University of California
University of California: The Age of Mammals
This online chapter of a book studying biodiversity and conservation explores the evolution of mammals, from the extinction of the dinosaurs to the evolution of humans.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Reference: Evolution
This entry identifies the defining characteritics of animal evolution, including adaptation, speciation, extinction, animal parternships and natural selection.
Read Works
Read Works: The Woolly Mammoth
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the woolly mammoth, their importance to humans during the Ice Age, and possible reasons why they became extinct. A question sheet is available to help students build skills...
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Sea Otter
Analysis of the history of the sea otter in North America, focusing on its role in the European fur trade of the late 18th Century, this University of Minnesota web page is concise but thorough. The nations most involved in the...
Museums Victoria
Museum Victoria: Wild: Thylacine (Thylacinus Cynocephalus)
Information about Thylacines, also known as Tasmanian Tigers. They became extinct after 100 years of Europeans settling in Tasmania.
Other
Scientists Say Star Collision Caused Dinosaur Extinction
"Israeli scientists have a new theory on why the dinosaurs became extinct: cosmic radiation that bombarded the Earth following the collision of two neutron stars." This article discusses the details of the theory.
University of California
Ucmp: What Killed the Dinosaurs?
This UC Berkeley site extensively covers the death of the dinosaurs. It includes history, theories, invalid hypotheses, and current arguments.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Paleoindians and the Great Pleistocene Die Off
Article discusses Paleoindian migration and animal extinction at the end of the Pleistocene era and explores what we can learn about conservation given what we know about Pleistocene climate and extinction.
Other
Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc.: Ammonoids
Ammonoids, more commonly referred to as Ammonites, are the extinct ancestors of today's octopus, squid and nautilus. This page provides excellent information about these creatures, as well as diagrams and pictures.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Changes in the Environment
An activity to help students understand that as the environment changes, plants and animals must evolve to stay alive. Students watch as a mystery plants grow in a changing environment to see if they will evolve or go extinct.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: What Is the Woolly Mammoth's Closest Living Relative?
Although Woolly Mammoths have been extinct for thousands of years, scientists continue to learn more and more about this mighty animal. Some of the most exciting new research is being produced by looking at DNA extracted from the hair...
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