Preserving biodiversity
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/08/
biodiversity.html
A lesson plan for Grades 7–12 Advanced Placement Earth and Environmental Science
About this resource
- Appropriate grades
- 7–12
- Subjects
- science (biology and life science, geology), thinking skills (information literacy, research skills)
- Provider
- National Geographic
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In this activity from the National Geographic Xpeditions website, students take on the role of zoo director with a mission to teach people about the importance of biodiversity. Students examine maps and then create a map that shows where some endangered species live around the world. National Geographic provides links to world maps that show which endangered animal species live in all parts of the world. This lesson plan also provides modifications on the activity for younger and older students.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grade 8
- Goal 5: The learner will conduct investigations and utilize appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of evidence of evolution in organisms and landforms.
- Objective 5.03: Examine evidence that the geologic evolution has had significant global impact including:
- Distribution of living things.
- Major geological events.
- Mechanical and chemical weathering.
- Objective 5.05: Use maps, ground truthing and remote sensing to make predictions regarding:
- Changes over time.
- Land use.
- Urban sprawl.
- Resource management.
- Objective 5.03: Examine evidence that the geologic evolution has had significant global impact including:
Grades 9–12 — Advanced Placement Earth and Environmental Science
- Goal 4: The learner will build an understanding of the distribution, ownership, use and degradation of renewable and nonrenewable resources.
- Objective 4.04: Analyze biological resources.
- Benefits of biodiversity.
- Threats to biodiversity.
- Endangered species management.
- Nutrition and food supplies.
- Green revolution.
- Objective 4.04: Analyze biological resources.
- Goal 7: The learner will build an understanding of environmental decision making.
- Objective 7.03: Recognize significance of major environmental laws and regulations: regional, national and international.
- Clean Air Act.
- Clean Water Act.
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act.
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
- Endangered Species Act.
- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Control Act.
- Kyoto Protocol.
- Lacey Act.
- Mining Act.
- Montreal Protocol.
- National Environmental Policy Act.
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
- Wilderness Act.
- Objective 7.03: Recognize significance of major environmental laws and regulations: regional, national and international.
