1. By: Mrs. Marti 12/3/2006 Name the Unit

2. Look at the following animals. Ask yourself what all of the animals have in common? Think about everything you have learned in science. Don’t say it out loud! Look at the following animals. Ask yourself what all of the animals have in common? Think about everything you have learned in science. Don’t say it out loud!

3. African Elephant

4. Basking Shark

5. Desert Tortoise

6. Florida Panther

7. Grizzly Bear

8. Kiwi

9. Northern Spotted Owl

10. Shhhh. Don’t say it if you know! Maybe you can figure out what all of these animals have in common after you read the words on the next slides that I found in articles while researching these animals.

11. Many Threats (dangers)

12. Conservation Plan (p rotection, preservation, saving)

13. Vulnerable (weak, defenseless, helpless, in danger, at risk)

14. Rapid Decline (weaken, deteriorate, drop, wane)

15. What do all the animals have in common?

16. Yes! They are all Endangered which means they all could become extinct like the dinosaurs. Imagine you are an endangered animal, how would you feel? What are making these animals endangered? How do you think we can find out?

17. References Animal Printouts. 2000-2006. Enchanted Learning. Retrieved 3 December, 2006 from http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/endangered.shtml Animal Printouts. 2000-2006. Enchanted Learning. Retrieved 3 December, 2006 from http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/endangered.shtmlhttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/endangered.shtml Basking Shark Threats. Retrieved 3 December 2006 from Basking Shark Threats. Retrieved 3 December 2006 from http://195.12.2.23/basking/threats/Threats%20intro.htm http://195.12.2.23/basking/threats/Threats%20intro.htm Friends of the Florida Panther Refuge. Retrieved 3 December, 2006 from http://www.floridapanther.org/saving-the-panther.htm http://www.floridapanther.org/saving-the-panther.htm Northern Spotted Owl. Kid’s Planet. Retrieved 3 December, 2006 from http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/northspotowl.html http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/northspotowl.html Save the Kiwi. (2002). Bank of New Zealand Kiwi Recovery™ Trust, Bank of New Zealand, and Department of Conservation. Retrieved 3 December, 2006 from http://www.savethekiwi.org.nz/AboutTheBird/Threats/ Save the Kiwi. (2002). Bank of New Zealand Kiwi Recovery™ Trust, Bank of New Zealand, and Department of Conservation. Retrieved 3 December, 2006 from http://www.savethekiwi.org.nz/AboutTheBird/Threats/http://www.savethekiwi.org.nz/AboutTheBird/Threats/