Grades K2: Science/Art Endangered Animal Mobiles
Students can create endangered animal mobiles. After coming up with a
list of endangered animals, have students choose five animals to
include on their mobiles. Students can draw pictures of their animals,
find photographs in old magazines, or download pictures from the
Internet. Then have students decorate a white paper plate. Attach each
animal picture to one end of a string, and then attach the strings to
the decorated paper plate. Keep the Wild Alive
http://www.nwf.org/wildalive/
Grades K2: Science Animal Memory Game
Have students see how many tries it takes for them to match pictures
of endangered animals. Animal
Concentration
http://www.kidsplanet.org/games/js/matchem.html
Grades K2: Science Animal Play
Have children learn some facts about bear behaviour and have some fun
imitating bears. Children might also enjoy imitating other endangered
animals, such as a tiger, panther, bald eagle, or desert tortoise. Mother
Bear and Cubs
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/bears/mother.html
Grades K4: Science Colorful Animals
Have students colour pictures of their favourite endangered animals.
Older students can read a fun fact about the animal as well. Color Your World
http://www.kidsplanet.org/cyw/
Grades K6: Science Rare Matches
Students can match pictures of rare animals. Rare Species
Conservatory - Concentration
http://rarespecies.org/kids/concentration.htm
Grades 18: Science Word Finds
Have students find words related to endangered animals hidden in a
puzzle.
Endangered Animals (grades 12) (PDF file)
http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/february/pdf/endangered_easy_wf.pdf
Endangered Animals Answer Key (grades 12) (PDF file)
http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/february/pdf/endangered_easy_wf_key.pdf
Endangered Animals (grades 68) (PDF file)
http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/february/pdf/endangered_hard_wf.pdf
Endangered Animals Answer Key (grades 68) (PDF file)
http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/february/pdf/endangered_hard_wf_key.pdf
Grades 25: Language Arts Cybercritters
Have your students send virtual panda postcards to friends and
family, telling about the importance of protecting endangered
animals.
Surfnetkids Panda Postcard
http://www.surfnetkids.com/postcards/pandas-pc.htm
Grades 35: Social Studies/Science Taking Animals out of Danger
Students will identify animals that are endangered, learn what issues
endanger the animals, and name steps that can be taken to save the
animals from extinction. Endangered
Animals: Threats and Solutions
http://www.eduplace.com/activity/endangered.html
Grades 35: Science Guess Who?
Challenge students to unscramble the names of ten endangered animals.
Endangered Animals Scramble
http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/february/endangered_scr.html
Grades 35: Science Wild Postcards
Students can teach others about protected species by creating
endangered animal postcards to send to family and friends. Students
start by cutting 6-inch by 4-inch rectangles out of cardboard or
poster board. They can decorate the front of their postcards with
pictures of endangered animals cut from old magazines or downloaded
from the Internet. Endangered Earth: Imagine
Animals
http://www.imagineanimals.com
Grades 35: Science:
Animal Homes
Endangered animals need protected habitats. Have your students create
dioramas of different habitats for endangered animals. AMNH -
Expedition: Endangered!
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/endangered/index.html
Grades 35: Mathematics/Science How It Adds Up...
Have your students use basic mathematical operations to gain a deeper
understanding of the effects of overfishing on a threatened species,
the Patagonian toothfish (also known as the Chilean sea bass). What
Happened to the Patagonian Toothfish?
http://www.eduplace.com/activity/bass_math.html
Grades 46: Poetry/Science Poetic Creatures
Students will investigate the characteristics, behaviour, and habitat
of a particular animal species. They will demonstrate their knowledge
by writing poems that incorporate what they have learned. Animal
Poems
http://www.eduplace.com/activity/animal_poems.html
Grades 48: Science Crossword Puzzle
Have students test their knowledge of endangered animals.
Endangered Animals (PDF file)
http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/february/pdf/endangered_xword.pdf
Endangered Animals Answer Key (PDF file)
http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/february/pdf/endangered_xword_key.pdf
Grades 68: Science/Social Studies Global Alert Maps
Create Global Alert Maps to show where endangered animals live. Have
students label four endangered animals per continent on a map of the
world. World
Continents (PDF file)
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/world_country.pdf
Grades 68: Science Animal Rescue
Start your own Endangered Animal Rescue Campaign. Have students
create posters that will help persuade people to protect endangered
species. Posters should include information about what people can do
to help as well as facts about the endangered animal. Species
Under Threat
http://www.wcmc.org.uk/species/data/species_sheets/
Grades 68: Science Animal Updates Chart
Have each student track the status of an endangered animal and then
create a chart about the animal's habitat, why it is endangered, and
what is being done to protect it. Animal Diversity Web
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/
