Extinct and Endangered Species

Introduction

Classifying Extinct and Endangered Species on a Spectrum

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Today you will learn the differences between Extinct and Endangered Species. This picture shows just a few Extinct species.

Check out this National Geographic Article titled "Endangered Species" to learn more about what causes species to become endangered!

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/endangered-species/

Once you have read the National Geographic Article, Watch this Youtube video to learn what you can do to help Endangered species!

Task

Watch this Youtube video and consider if endangered species are worth saving. Consider the impact you specifically, or humans in general may have on different species.

After you have watched this video and considered how humans have impacted different species you will conduct research on one Extinct animal, and one Endangered animal. For each animal explain what caused its extinction or endangerment. You will create a Google Slides presentation and introduce your animals to the class. You may include how the loss of that animal has or would impact the ecosystem.

Process

Task 1

Conduct research and come up with a list of the top 10 most. endangered animals.
For those 10 endangered animals, identify the main causes of their population decline and identify any commonalities.
Identify 5 extinct animals.
List the 5 main causes of extinction for those animals.

Task 2

Consider if plants and insects can go extint or become endangered.
What are the common causes if they can.
If you could bring back one extint animal, and save one endangered animal, what would they be and why? Consider what could happen to the ecosystem if you reintroduced a extinct or endangered species. Would the effects be positive or negative

Evaluation

Reflect on what you have learned about endangered and extinct animals. What could humans do to positively impact the animals of the Top 10 endangered list?

Max Score: 100

	Proficient 33 Points	Emerging 25 Points	Beginning 17 Points
Answering questions ( )	Answers questions with evidence of depth and understanding.	Answers most questions with some level of understanding.	Answers few questions and lacks evidence of understanding
Tasks completed ( )	All areas of the Web Quest and tasks were completed demonstrating proficient effort.	Most areas of the Web Quest and tasks were completed and demonstrated some effort.	Few areas of the Web Quest were completed and a a lack of effort was shown.
Grammar, Format, and Spelling ( )	Work was free of grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.	Work had some errors related to grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.	Work had major grammar, spelling, and formatting errors

33 Points

25 Points

17 Points

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Answers questions with evidence of depth and understanding.

Answers most questions with some level of understanding.

Answers few questions and lacks evidence of understanding

Tasks completed