Miranda Welle

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Miranda Welle
Miranda Welle
Endangered Animals
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Ms. Welle's
Second Grade Science Class
The Basic Facts
of Endangered Animals
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Essential Questions
Unit Questions

• What would the world be like if there were no
  animals?
• Why do animals die? or Why do people kill
  animals?
• What does it mean to be an endangered animal?
• What is the benefit of animals?

• What is the most common reason for killing
  elephants?
• What do monkeys do for our society?
• Name five endangered animals?
• What can we do to cut back on poaching?

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• By participating in class, the student will be
  able to
• To identify any animal from the top ten list of
  endangered animals list, and be able to give a
  few reasons of why the animal is endangered.
• Explain why an endangered animal from the top
  ten list is important in our world.
• Know and explain the main causes of death for
  the top ten endangered animals.
• Give examples of ways to help protect endangered
  animals.

OBJECTIVES
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Activities

• Activity 1 Have students bring a picture of
  their favorite animal to class. Have class
  discussion over each animal. After discussion,
  allow the student to post his/her animal on the
  bulletin board. After the last student speaks
  about their animal, review the animals on the
  board and determine as a class if the animals are
  endangered. Each student can write under their
  animal if its endangered or not.
• Activity 2 Assign an animal to each student.
  Allow students to research their animal online to
  determine where the animals live.
• Activity 3 On a sheet of construction paper,
  have students draw and color a scene involving
  their animal, and the topics discussed in class.
  (Ex. habitat, environment)

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Cont. Activities

• Activity 4 Supply magazines for the students.
  Have them find at least 3 facts about their
  animal, and one way to help save the animal. Have
  the students cut out the information they find
  and put it in a Ziploc bag (for now).
• Activity 5 Supply the materials needed. Have
  the students create their animal out of the shoe
  box they have brought, giving it ears, arms,
  legs, etc. After the student completes their shoe
  box, they should then recover all the activities
  done throughout the week and place them inside
  their box.