Endangered Animals Research Activities & Mini Unit

These endangered animals research activities include a lesson presentation that profiles 27 endangered animals, plus research guide, vocabulary list, crossword puzzle, and recommended reads list. Includes standards-aligned lesson plan and detailed instructions for teachers.

This product has 59 total pages and slides, and it includes:

• 32-slide Lesson Presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint + Google Slides
  • 27 animal profiles – Each profile includes a full-color photo of the animal, information on current endangered status (as of March 2023), location, habitat, number left in the wild, and interesting facts.
  • Endangered animals are listed below
• Student Research Guide – 9 questions about the endangered animal of their choice + essay template
• Vocabulary words crossword puzzle
  • Includes: endangered, extinct, critically-endangered, vulnerable, conservation, habitat, breeding programs, biodiversity, poaching, urbanization, trophy-hunting, lifespan, omnivore, carnivore, herbivore, carrion, species, and deforestation.
• Dictionary skills practice activity for endangered animals vocabulary words
• Detailed, step-by-step directions for teachers with prep instructions, divided by Days 1-6 aligned to:
  • AASL National School Library Standards for Learners,
  • National Common Core ELA Standards, and
  • Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
• Answer Keys to all (3 pages, all are editable except crossword puzzle)
• Everything except the crossword puzzle is editable in PowerPoint, Google Slides, and PDF

27 Endangered Animal Profiles:

• mountain gorilla,
• Asian tiger,
• black rhinoceros,
• ring-tailed lemur,
• Yangtze giant,
• softshell turtle,
• giant panda,
• hammerhead shark,
• great white shark,
• polar bear,
• Chinese river dolphin,
• manatee,
• amur leopard,
• hawksbill sea turtle,
• Sumatran rhino,
• orangutan,
• Asian elephant,
• blue whale,
• pangolin,
• Galapagos penguin,
• hippopotamus,
• coral,
• whale shark,
• giraffe,
• California condor,
• axolotl,
• golden toad, and
• thylacine (also called Tasmanian tiger).

Standards Addressed:

AASL National School Library Standards – See the AASL Standards Framework for Learners to view full text. 

• Inquire – D.3.
• Explore – C.1.

Common Core English Language Arts Standards –
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• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.3. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.10.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.3. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.10.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.2. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.10.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.2. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.10.

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