Postcards from the edge: Endangered species
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/g68/habitat68.html
A lesson plan for Grade 6 Science
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- Appropriate grades
- 6
- Subjects
- science (biology and life science, environmental science)
- Provider
- National Geographic
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In this lesson from Xpeditions, students will learn about endangered species in the United States, some of the reasons they are endangered (e.g. habitat destruction or the introduction of invasive species), and what is being done to protect them. Students will choose one species to focus on. They will examine the reasons it is endangered and why it is important to make an effort to save it.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grade 6
- Goal 7: The learner will conduct investigations and use technologies and information systems to build an understanding of population dynamics.
- Objective 7.03: Explain how changes in habitat may affect organisms.
- Objective 7.04: Evaluate data related to human population growth, along with problems and solutions:
- Waste disposal.
- Food supplies.
- Resource availability.
- Transportation.
- Socio-economic patterns.
- Objective 7.05: Examine evidence that overpopulation by any species impacts the environment.
