Different types of animals that are: endangered, threatened, and extinct! Allison Bankston

Content Area: Science Grade Level: 3 rd Summary: The purpose of this Instructional PowerPoint is to teach the students about animals that are endangered, threatened and extinct. Learning Objective: Classify organisms as endangered, threatened, or extinct. Content Standard: Investigate the connection between an organisms ability to survive in a specific environment. Accomplishment: To be able to tell if an organism is endangered, threatened or extinct. Also to tell what an organism is.

What are organisms? An organism is a form of life that is capable of growing, metabolizing nutrients, and reproducing.

What does endangered mean? Endangered means that it is a wild animal or plant that is in danger.

This is an owl that is endangered. They are found in open countries, grasslands, tundra, and wetlands. They need tall vegetation's to nest in. They eat mammals, and grassland species. They are also prey to other animals. Short-Eared Owl

Humpback Whales are an endangered specie as well. They live in the surface of the ocean and breed in warm tropical waters. They eat the fish in the water. They are endangered because people are hunting them and also when they migrate they get caught in ruff waters! Humpback Whale

What does threatened mean? Threatened is where the organism becomes endangered within the foreseeable future.

Green Sea Turtles have become threatened animals. Green Sea Turtles are reptiles that eat sea grasses and algae. They are killed for their meat and eggs. Green Sea Turtle

Bald Eagles are also threatened animals. They are forested habitats near bodies of water. They eat fish. They are dying because of loss of habitat, shooting, and trapping. Bald Eagles

What does extinct mean? Extinct means that the animal no longer is in existence.

They no longer exist because humans have hunted them for food. They also kill them to make shoes and belts. Steller’s Sea Cow

Blue Pike fish no longer exist because they could not handle the population of Lake Erie. Blue Pike Fish

You and your partner discuss one of the animals that are extinct, endangered, or threatened. Activity

The students have learned about six different animals. The students have learned why certain ones are endangered, threatened or extinct. They have also learned what each of those words means as well as what an organism is. Conclusion

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