Surf into Science 3:	Endangered Species				


The student will be able to:

·	define the term "endangered species".
 
   
Activity:
 
Visit the Learning Resource Centre in your school and gather a 
list of endangered animals from around the world.  Be sure that 
there is adequate material on each organism for the students 
to complete the worksheet.

Suggested Endangered Species in various parts of the world:

Leatherback Turtle	Harlequin Duck		Piping Plover
Green Sturgeon		Beluga Whale		Burrowing Owl
Wood Poppy		Tiger			Prairie Rose
Loggerhead Shrike	Wild Hyacinthe		Walrus
Blue Whale		Bowhead Whale		Gray Whale
Humpback Whale		Peregrin Falcon		Sea Otter
Whooping Crane		Grizzly Bear		Polar Bear
Trumpeter Swan		Wolverine		Pine Marten
Elephant		Rhinoceros		Alligator
Bald Eagle		Manatee			Leopard


Write the names of the endangered species on separate slips of 
paper and place the slips in a bag.  Each student comes forward, 
draws a name from the bag, and is given a worksheet.

Explain the worksheet and take the students to the Learning Resource 
Centre to gather information on their organism.  If the students 
have access to the internet, encourage its use as well.

Following the project, have the students give an oral report on 
their organism to the class.


Assessment:
     ·	Circulate and discuss the child's organism relative to what 
        have learned so far ; eg. why their organism is considered 
        to be an endangered species in that part of the world; their 
        interesting facts.
     ·  Evaluate the content of each child's worksheet.
     ·  Evaluate the child's oral report.



My Endangered Organism

Name: _______________________________


A. Name of organism: ___________________________


B. Where can the organism be found in the world? ________________________


C. Write 3 interesting things about the organism:

    1. 	______________________________________________________

    2.	______________________________________________________

    3.	______________________________________________________



D. A drawing of the organism: