Animal Adaptations
Endangered & Extinct Animals

November 10-14

LS.6A. Recognize that some plants and animals that once lived are no longer found on earth.
1. Identify animals that are extinct (e.g. dinosaurs)
2. Identify plants and animals that are endangered

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Classroom Activities

Student Packets on Animal Adaptations and Endangered Animals

Computer Lab Activities

Online Activities

Adaptations

Animal Adaptations http://ecokids.earthday.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/adaptations/adaptations.swf

BrainPop Jr. Animals http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/animals/

Endangered and Extinction

Brain Pop Extinction http://www.brainpop.com/science/ourfragileenvironment/extinction/

Brain Pop http://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/fossils/

PowerPoint

Endangered and Extinction

http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/CallieMccarthy/Endangeredanimials.ppt
(Fast forward through the first 7 slides. Beginning with slide 8, students can see animals which are endangered.)

Games

Adaptations

Camouflage Field Book http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/camouflage/camouflage.html

Endangered and Extinction

Game - Put skeleton together to form animal http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/beasts/build/jigsaw.html

Educational Games about Animals

Animal Planet Games http://animal.discovery.com/games/games.html?clik=animal_leftnav

National Geographic Kids http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/

PBS Nature Games http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/fun.html

OWL Kids http://owlkids.com/

Ranger Rick's Animal Games http://www.nwf.org/kidzone/kzPage.cfm?siteId=3&departmentId=77

Switcheroo Zoo http://www.switcheroozoo.com/zoo.htm

Wild Games http://www.kidsplanet.org/games/

PBS Zobomafoo: Mystery Animal http://pbskids.org/zoboo/mysteryanimal/index.html

United Streaming

Adaptations

Animal Adaptations (24:00)

Endangered and Extinction

Where Have All the Animals Gone? Endangered Species (25:05)