Endangered Animals

Change is Simple

Today Team Gibbas students learned about endangered animals and what students can do to help them.  First students were given picture cards of endangered animals.  Students were asked to make a connection with the endangered animal and make a statement, "I am like the lizard because I like to climb on things."  Then students switched cards with three other students.

Next, students worked with a partner to write about their animal.  Students included the name of their animal, where their animal lives, and two adjectives to describe their habitat.  Finally, students made a guess as to why they thought their animal might be endangered.  Reasons that animals are endangered included habitat loss, pollution, over-hunting, and disease.

Later students played the Shrinking Resources game. This game is similar to musical chairs but instead of competing for chairs students competed for land or water resources.  As the game progressed it became more and more difficult to find the land and water resources that are necessary to live because oil spills, pollution, and building projects kept taking away land and water.

Thank you TESPTO and Change is Simple for another great learning experience!