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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Great Auk

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of the extinct Great Auk is provided here by the Canadian Museum of Nature.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Carolina Parakeet

For Students 9th - 10th
The Carolina parakeet was once found in the southern United States but is now extinct. The reasons are explained here and you can see a drawing of this lost bird.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Dodo

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Dodo became extinct shortly after 1640 and all that remains of them today are bones and some pieces of skin. Provided is a brief description of their location, characteristics and predators.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Eskimo Curlew

For Students 3rd - 5th
The Eskimo curlew, which migrated between the Northwest Territories and Argentina is believed to be extinct, although there are occasional reports of possible sightings. The reasons for its decline and a drawing of one can be found here.
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Lesson Plan
California State University

Cardboard Tree and Endangered Animals Lesson

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Two short art lessons in one that introduce young learners to the idea of extinct animals and habitats. Each student will be creating and painting a habitat and assembling an owl. This could be adaptable to use the extinct animal of your...
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Ology: Endangered!

For Students 3rd - 6th
After making the gameboard, play this interactive learning game that teaches about "The Endangered Species Act", a law that protects animals and plants that are in danger of going extinct.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Adaptations in the Animal World

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about how animals adapt through evolution and how some plants and animals are becoming extinct.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Takahe

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you know what a Takahe is? Get the facts on this bird that was once thought to be extinct. Included are five photographs.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Moas

For Students 9th - 10th
The Canadian Museum of Nature provides a concise introduction to the moas. Learn about these now extinct large flightless birds that used to call New Zealand home.
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Handout
San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Fossil Field Guide: Scallop

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief look at fossil evidence that reveals the life and ecological interactions of the extinct scallop.
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Handout
San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Fossil Field Guide: Crassatellid Clam

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at what fossil evidence reveals about the life and ecological interactions of this extinct species of a clam.
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Article
Text Project

Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Bison [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
This FYI for Kids (Volume 4, Issue 1) article focuses on Bison. It explains the difference between bison and buffalo, how the Native Americans used them, how they were hunted to near extinction by settlers, and how they are returning to...
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Website
Other

Fossil Museum: Paleobiology

For Students 9th - 10th
This table is an overview of the appearance and extinction of major groups of organisms through geologic time.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Sedl: Extinction

For Students 9th - 10th
This second lesson in a course on dinosaurs is devoted to extinction. There are group activities, discussion of the idea, and a way to assess what the students have learned.
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Handout
Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Extinction of the Western Empire: Great Invasions

For Students 9th - 10th
In this article from the 1901 textbook by William Morey, you read about the split of Rome into East and West. and the invasions of swarms of barbarians.
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Website
University of California

Ucmp: Welcome to the Dinobuzz

For Students 9th - 10th
Site details with the current topics concerning dinosaurs. Site covers dinosaur speeds, dinosaur extinction, warm-blooded dinosaurs and more.

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