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What is an Endangered Species?
Sizing Up Species
Seasons in the Woods
Butterflies and Blooms
Endangered Species Bingo
Marvellous Mini-beasts – Design a Species
Dinner at the Reef
Adaptation – Design a Species
Temperate Rainforest in the Pacific Northwest
Plants
ARKive School Museum
What is an Endangered Species?
Learning outcomes:
Students will learn what an endangered species is, why species
are becoming endangered, where endangered species can be
found and what can be done to help.
Grades K-4
Content Standard C: Life Science
 Organisms and environments
Content Standard E: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
 Characteristics and changes in populations
 Changes in environments
Grades 5-8
Content Standard C: Life Science
 Populations and ecosystems
Content Standard E: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
 Populations, resources, and environments
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Sizing Up Species
Learning outcomes:
Students will learn about the variety of species heights and
lengths while practicing estimation, measurement and
comparison skills.
Grades K-4
Content Standard C: Life Science
 The characteristics of organisms
Grades 5-8
Content Standard C: Life Science
 Diversity and adaptations of organisms
Seasons in the Woods
Learning outcomes:
Students explore the concepts of migration, hibernation and
adaptation to the cold in woodland species as mechanisms to
survive the winter. In this activity, students will focus on species
found in Wisconsin’s Northwoods, USA.
Grades K-4
Content Standard C: Life Science
 Life cycle of organisms
 Organisms and environments
Grades 5-8
Content Standard C: Life Science
 Diversity and adaptations of organisms
Content Standard G: History and Nature of Science
 Nature of Science
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Butterflies and Blooms
Learning outcomes:
Students study the relationships between a selection of summer
flowering plants and the butterflies that depend on them. In this
activity, students will focus on species found in Wisconsin’s
Northwoods, USA.
Grades K-4
Content Standard C: Life Science
 The characteristics of organisms
 Life cycles of organisms
 Organisms and environments
Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
 Changes in environments
Grades 5-8
Content Standard C: Life Science
 Structure and function in living systems
 Reproduction and heredity
 Regulation and behavior
 Populations and ecosystems
Content Standard G: History and Nature of Science
 Nature of Science
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Endangered Species Bingo
Learning outcomes:
Students are introduced to the definition of an endangered
species and a variety of endangered species around the world via
Endangered Species Bingo.
Grades K-4
Content Standard C: Life Science
 The characteristics of organisms
Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
 Characteristics and changes in populations
Grades 5-8
Content Standard C: Life Science
 Populations and ecosystems
Content Standard G: History and Nature of Science
 Nature of Science
Marvellous Mini-beasts – Design a Species
Learning outcomes:
Students will learn about different types of mini-beasts and their
various adaptations.
Grades K-4
Content Standard C: Life Science
 The characteristics of organisms
 Organisms and environments
Grades 5-8
Content Standard C: Life Science
 Structure and function in living systems
 Diversity and adaptions of organisms
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Dinner at the Reef
Learning outcomes:
Students learn about food chains in a marine environment,
predator‐prey relationships and the fine balance of an ecosystem.
Grades K-4
Content Standard C: Life Science
 Organisms and environments
Grades 5-8
Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
 Populations, resources, and environments
 Natural hazards
 Risks and benefits
Adaptation – Design a Species
Learning outcomes:
By creating and designing a new species, students will learn how
animals are adapted to survive in different habitats.
Grades K-4
Content Standard C: Life Science
 The characteristics of organisms
 Organisms and environments
Grades 5-8
Content Standard C: Life Science
 Regulation and behavior
 Diversity and adaptations of organisms
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Temperate Rainforest in the Pacific Northwest
Learning outcomes:
Students investigate ecosystems and understand that they
include living and non-living things. They develop basic food
chains identifying producers and consumers. They become aware
that plants and animals depend on each other and on the nonliving resources in their ecosystem to survive. They understand
that ecosystems can change through both natural causes and
human activities, and that humans can help to protect the health
of ecosystems in a number of ways.
Grades K-4
Content Standard C: Life Science
 Organisms and environments
 The characteristics of organisms
Content Standard E: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
 Characteristics and changes in populations
 Changes in environments
Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
 Changes in environments
Grades 5-8
Content Standard C: Life Science
 Populations and ecosystems
 Diversity and adaptations of organisms
Content Standard E: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
 Populations, resources, and environments
 Natural hazards
 Risks and benefits
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Plants
Learning outcomes:
Students will learn about the different parts of the plant and what
each part does, as well as about seeds and their different
dispersal methods. They will learn what a plant needs in order to
grow, and how to test the effects of food, light and warmth on
plant growth.
Grades K-4
Content Standard B : Physical Science
 Light, heat, electricity, and magnetism
Content Standard C: Life Science
 Organisms and environments
 The characteristics of organisms
 Life cycle of organisms
Content Standard E: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
 Characteristics and changes in populations
 Changes in environments
Grades 5-8
Content Standard C: Life Science
 Structure and function in living systems
 Populations and ecosystems
 Reproduction and heredity
 Regulation and behavior
 Diversity and adaptations of organisms
Content Standard E: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
 Populations, resources, and environments
 Natural hazards
 Risks and benefits
Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
 Changes in environments
Content Standard G: History and Nature of Science
 Nature of Science
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ARKive School Museum
Learning outcomes:
Following an exploration of endangered species and conservation
issues, students develop their understanding of key biological
concepts by designing and creating an interactive exhibit for an
ARKive School Museum.
21st Century Standards
General - K-8th grade
 Focuses on 21st century skills, content knowledge and expertise.
 Builds understanding across and among core subjects as well as 21st century interdisciplinary
themes
 Emphasizes deep understanding rather than shallow knowledge
 Engages students with the real world data, tools, and experts they will encounter in college, on
the job, and in life--students learn best when actively engaged in solving meaningful problems
 Allows for multiple measures of mastery
Environmental Literacy - K-8th grade
 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the environment and the circumstances and
conditions affecting it, particularly as relates to air, climate, land, food, energy, water and
ecosystems
 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of society’s impact on the natural world (e.g.,
population growth, population development, resource consumption rate, etc.)
 Investigate and analyze environmental issues, and make accurate conclusions about effective
solutions
 Take individual and collective action towards addressing environmental challenges (e.g.,
participating in global actions, designing solutions that inspire action on environmental issues)
National Standards of Learning
Fine Arts
 NA-T.K-4.3 - Designing by Visualizing and Arranging Environments for Classroom
Dramatizations
 NA-VA.K-4.3, NA-VA.5-8.3 - Choosing and Evaluating a Range of Subject Matter, Symbols, and
Ideas
 NA-VA.K-4.6, NA-VA.5-8.6 - Making Connections Between Visual Arts and Other Disciplines
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Language Arts
 NL-ENG.K-12.1 - Reading for Perspective
 NL-ENG.K-12.3 - Evaluation Strategies
 NL-ENG.K-12.4 - Communication Skills
 NL-ENG.K-12.5 - Communication Strategies
 NL-ENG.K-12.6 - Applying Knowledge
 NL-ENG.K-12.7 - Evaluating Data
 NL-ENG.K-12.8 - Developing Research Skills
 NL-ENG.K-12.11 - Participating in Society
 NL-ENG.K-12.12 - Applying Language Skills
Science
 NS.K-4.1, NS.5-8.1 - Science as Inquiry
 NS.K-4.3, NS.5-8.3 - Life Science
 NS.K-4.5, NS.5-8.5 - Science and Technology
 NS.K-4.6, NS.5-8.6 - Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
 NS.K-4.7, NS.5-8.7 - History and Nature of Science
Social Studies
 NSS-G.K-12.5 - Environment and Society
Technology
 NT.K-12.2 - Social, Ethical, and Human Issues
 NT.K-12.5 - Technology Research Tools