Extinct+and+Endangered+Animals

2nd Grade Life Science Standard: Some kinds of individuals that once lived on Earth have completely disappeared, although they were something like others that are alive today.

In this project, students will investigate extinct and endangered animals, with a focus on animals that once lived in Ohio. They will also look at the similarities of extinct animals and living animals. To start this project, students will use the internet to research different extinct animals. They will then create a brainstorm web using [|bubbl.us] to organize the different types of extinct animals. They will use the internet to research extinct animals and then put their findings in a brainstorming web. Example of sample brainstorm web: Extinct Animals Web

In the next part of this project, the students will create a picture video using Flixtime showing the extinct and endangered animals that once lived or currently live in Ohio. Example video: Ohio's Extinct and Endangered Species

For the next part of the project, students will explore how similar extinct animals are to animals that are still alive today. They will pick an extinct animal, either from their brainstorming web or their Ohio's Extinct Animals video and decide what living animal today the extinct animal is similar to. For example, if a student picks the wooly mammoth, a closely related living animal is the elephant. The students will then compare and contrast the wooly mammoth's and elephant's habitats, food sources, and physical features. They will then create a digital poster on Glogster. Example Glog: Mrs. Klump's Glog

For the last part of the project, the students will create a story on Wixie about what would happen if they had an extinct animal as a pet. The students need to include where they would keep the animal, what they would feed it, and what kinds of activities they would do with it.

Lastly, to share everything they have learned in this lesson, the students will post their project to Google Sites on P2's Extinct Animal Projects. They will then be encouraged to look at their classmates' projects. Students can also create their own Google Sites page to post their work!