Saving the Endangered Animals

Project Title: Saving the Endangered Animals

Authors: Suzie Rodimel, Boogie Tran, Madison Lesko

Standards:

• 2.W.6 With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

Intro: There are too many animals in the world that are at risk for going extinct, and some that already have. Animals such as polar bears, pandas, tigers, sea turtles, owls have population rates that are decreasing rapidly. These animals are going extinct because us humans are poaching them, ruining their habitats, and causing pollution. Since the human population has put these animals at risk, it is our job to help fix it before it is too late!

Persistent Issue: Many animals are very close to going extinct.

How many animals are left in the wild?

Driving Question:

“How can we help the endangered animals of the world avoid extinction?”

Grabber:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K9ssHKJeG4&index=2&list=PLGKz28AEaXys9LorVpcDr3hKTNp5nkiKH

In this video the students are introduced to a few animals that are critically endangered in the world. The man in the video explains why these animals are going extinct and gives a little insight on what we can do as humans to save these animals from becoming extinct. This video gets the kids attention because they see the animal and create and emotional attachment to them. The video just goes to prove that what they are looking at is a real problem and they will be excited to learn about it because they are aware that their is a way that they could help save these animals and make a difference.

Culminating Activity:

40-minute work periods, for one week. Students will present the following Monday and they can invite parents to come watch.

Introduction:  During the last 40 minutes of the class day, the students will gather in small groups, with selective roles, students will be expected to research, write, design and create an informative flyer. In this flyer the students will present the research they have been gathering throughout the activity.

Lecture: Prior to the activity, the teacher will introduce the idea of endangered animals while providing examples and situations in which cause the decrease of the number of animals occur. Providing an example for the students, the teacher will display a flyer/poster which clearly displays the animal, and the severity of the animal being endangered. Informing the students on the expectation of the project and what information should be included in the student’s presentations.

Activity Overview: The activity that we have planned includes a collaboration between a small group of students, around 2-3 students per group, in which those students will choose a specific endangered animal species, go in depth, and inform the rest of the class of their findings. After choosing an endangered animal, the students will be expected to research through online databases and library books and present their findings amongst the class. They will be expected to provide a visual flyer and a poster board drawing for the class to make the discussion easier for them and the audience. We will then later hang the drawings of all the animals around the room for the parents and students to look at.

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