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9-12, Environmental Science Std 12.1: Identify endangered and extinct species locally, regionally, and worldwide.

Lesson Plans: Can Captive Breeding Save Species? When studying endangered and threatened species and habitats, students should become familiar with programs that strive to preserve biodiversity, such as captive-breeding programs and species-survival plans adopted by zoos, aquariums, and other institutions. This lesson asks students to research and assess these programs. Crane Cam: Intended and Unintended Effects of Conservation Efforts n Nebraska, the Platte River Valley and Audubon's Rowe Sanctuary are home to a migratory "pit-stop" for sandhill cranes. In this lesson, students will use resources on the National Geographic magazine feature Crane Cam to learn about how the land area in and around the sanctuary has changed over time. Students will examine the intended and unintended consequences of human environmental intervention by studying crane activity in the Platte River Valley, and by researching the effects of human intervention on bird populations—and the effects of bird populations on humans. Great Barrier Reef This lesson will help students understand the environmental importance of coral reefs and the threats to reefs' conservation. Through the process of gathering geographic information about a place (in this case, the Great Barrier Reef), students will learn how a "geographic focus" can sharpen their insights about a conservation issue. The Best Hope for Northern Right Whales This lesson asks students to research current and proposed methods of assisting the recovery of northern right whale populations. Students will conduct Internet research to investigate the best strategies to help save right whales. Turtle Island Identify endangered organisms whose survival directly depends on wise water policies. The Coming of Corn Determine why many plants are becoming endangered or extinct.

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