Title – Endangered Animals

By – Laura Friedman

Primary Subject – Science

Secondary Subjects – Language Arts

Grade Level – 4-8

Directions:

1. Choose one of the endangered animals listed next to the first letter of your first name.
   
   (Example:
   
   Mike chooses Monk seal or Manatee
   
   .)

   A	Addax or American crocodile
   B	Bandicoot or Blue whale
   C	Chinchilla or California condor
   D	Desman or Dhole
   E	Echidna or Elephant (African or Asian)
   F	Fossa or Ferret (black footed)
   G	Giant panda or Golden Frog
   H	Hawksbill turtle or Hyacinth macaw
   I	Ibex or Iberian lynx
   J	Jaguar or Japanese crane
   K	Knysna seahorse or Kakapo
   L	Lesser panda or Leadbeater’s possum
   M	Monk seal or Manatee (West Indian)
   N	Northern right whale or Night parrot
   O	Orangutan or Ocelot
   P	Platypus or Penguin (Galapagos)
   Q	Quagga or Quetzal
   R	Red wolf or Red-kneed tarantula
   S	Sable or Snow leopard
   T	Tpir or Tiger
   U	Uakari
   V	Vaquita or Volcanoe rabbit
   W	Whooping crane or Woolly spider monkey
   X	Xenopoecilus
   Y	Yak or Yellow-throated marten
   Z	Zapata or Zebra (grevys)

2. For the animal you have selected, you need to do the following:
   1. Write a research paper using the school or public library, internet, encyclopedia, etc. as a source for your information..
      
      Include the following information:
      • Explain what type of animal it is. Include facts about the animal.
        
      • Describe where in the world it is located and in what type of environment.
        
      • Explain the reasons why it might become extinct.
        
      • Explain what is being done to try and save the species.
        
      • Tell your thoughts on the species and ways you think it can be saved.
        
      • Include pictures.
        
      • Include a title page.

   2. Do the following to make a triorama:
      • Write a cinquain poem about your animal.
        
      • Draw a picture of your animal in the wild.
        
      • Make a fact sheet about your animal.
        
      • Write a fiction/non-fiction duo story.

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