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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Mass Extinctions

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An organism goes extinct when all of the members of a species die out and no more members remain. Extinctions are part of natural selection. Species often go extinct...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Human Actions and the Sixth Mass Extinction

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how human actions are resulting in a sixth mass extinction.
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Interactive
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Biointeractive: The Making of Mass Extinctions

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive module explores the environmental factors and species involved in five major mass extinctions.
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Website
Other

Hvpm: Mass Extinctions

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the mass extinctions throughout earth history. Each mass extinction has a link to its own page with a list of its possible causes and the species that were most affected.
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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.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Human Actions and the Sixth Mass Extinction

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how human actions are resulting in a sixth mass extinction.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Human Causes of Extinction

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In addition to habitat destruction, other human-caused problems are also threatening many species. These include issues associated with climate change, pollution,...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Extinction and Radiation of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how species die out, and how new ones evolve to fill the vacant niches.
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Learning the Causes of Extinction

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
There are five major causes of extinction: habitat loss, an introduced species, pollution, population growth, and overconsumption. Through this activity, students will create a list of reasons why animals can become extinct.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Extinction and Radiation of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how species die out and how new ones evolve to fill the vacant niches.
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Article
Read Works

Read Works: Endangered Animals at a Glance

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about endangered animals and a zoo that is working to try to help them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in cause and effect.
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: How Will the Sixth Extinction Affect Evolution of Species?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanation of what might happen in the next mass extinction event on Earth.
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Website
Bagheera

Bagheera: Endangered Species

For Students 9th - 10th
Bagheera provides an education site devoted to educating people about vanishing and extinct animals and their impact on the environment.
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Website
Other

Australian Government: Threatened Species and Ecological Communities

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the program that effects animals from becoming extinct. There are links to other organizations that work with the program.
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Species, Speciation and the Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Institute of Biological Sciences offers this article by Niles Eldredge, evolutionary theorist and curator at the American Museum of Natural History. Eldredge begins with Darwin's theories and summarizes subsequent thought,...
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Biodiversity

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the American Institute of Biological Sciences contains articles on a wide array of issues related to species diversity and extinction. Many articles available in Spanish.
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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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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Endangered Species

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The topic of endangered species is one that needs to be addressed with every student. As more and more plants and animals become extinct, students, as inhabitants of this ecosystem, need to be aware that human actions affect the planet....
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Endangered Species

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students research and create a brochure project on an endangered species of their choice integrating aspects of math, science, social studies, art, reading and writing. This project allows the students to make connections across the...
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Endangered Animals

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids: What is an endangered animal? Many species are in danger of becoming extinct. How can we help?
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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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Graphic
PBS

Nova: Matching Aliens With Impacts

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the major causes of species extinction is the introduction of alien species. Information about ten different invasive species is presented. Find out how well you know the information by matching alien species with the effects...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Vanishing Frogs

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about a skin fungus causing the harlequin frog species to become endangered. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
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Handout
Bagheera

Bagheera.com: Extinct in the Wild Passenger Pigeon

For Students 9th - 10th
The passenger pigeon was once "the most abundant bird species on earth" but is now extinct. This article investigates the causes for extinction and then has several thought provoking questions to consider at the end.

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