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Serc: Extinction: Is It Inevitable?

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Students read the article "The Sixth Extinction" by Niles Eldredge on past mass extinctions and the current rate of loss of species. There is a choice of student activities which includes having students respond to discussion and extension questions about the article, write an essay on the article defending Eldredge's view, create an extinction chart, and debate the actions of stakeholders faced with an endangered species vs. human water needs scenario.

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Concepts
extinction, mass extinction
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Additional Tags
b.di.3.c extinction, ohio env.gp.5, serc: extinction: is it inevitable?, serc: extinction: is it inevitable? / ohio env.gp.5, science education resource center at carleton college, the sixth extinction, biodiversity loss, species loss
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional
NGSS
HS-LS4-6