Two threats to African wildlife
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/18/g912/africathreats.html
A lesson plan for grades 9–12 Science
In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore the effects of habitat destruction and hunting/poaching on African wildlife. Students will investigate both of these issues and determine which problem should be addressed first or whether they must both be addressed simultaneously.
Students will:
- read and discuss a National Geographic News article about the Africa MegaFlyover project;
- research and take notes on habitat destruction and hunting/poaching in Africa; and
- write essays explaining which issue should be tackled first or if both issues must be addressed simultaneously.
Xpeditions provides detailed directions for completing the lesson, suggestions for assessment and extension activities, discussion questions, and links to related web resources.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grade 9–12 — AP 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 6: The learner will build an understanding of global changes and their consequences.
- Objective 6.03: Investigate effects and consequences on biota:
- Habitat fragmentation and destruction.
- Introduced species.
- Overharvesting.
- Objective 6.03: Investigate effects and consequences on biota:
- Goal 7: The learner will build an understanding of environmental decision making.
- Objective 7.04: Develop an awareness of environmental options.
- Conservation.
- Preservation.
- Restoration.
- Remediation.
- Mitigation.
- Objective 7.04: Develop an awareness of environmental options.
