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 by John Sudolcan, TX

Extinction in Natural Science: LC Guided Practice Unit

Student Name____________________________ Period________________ Due Date_________________

 

Section I: C Layer                                                                                    70 points

1.             Listen to lectures and take notes every day                                   05 pts

2.             Design a poster board with the content vocabulary provided                10 pts

3.             Write a 1 page essay talking about 3 extinct species of animal   15 pts

4.             Read chapter 7 (Extinction in Our World) and answer

                chapter questions                                                                                                              10 pts

5.             Read 2 of the 3 articles I’ve selected on extinction and

                give a brief oral summary of the articles you chose                     15 pts

6.             Watch the video (Oh No! I’ve gone extinct!) and answer

                the questions at the end of the video                                                   10 pts

7.             Find up to 4 current newspaper, magazine, or internet

articles dealing with the latest news on extinction                              05 pts    

                                                                                                                                                per article

8.             Work 2 out of 3 worksheets provided                                                               10 pts

9.             Make a list of 10 or more extinct animal species and

                draw pictures of each                                                                                   15 pts

10.          Write a poem or song about how dinosaurs became extinct                10 pts

12.          Design a model of an extinct animal using modeling clay                        10 pts

13.          Make and wear a T-Shirt to class featuring the pictures

of at least 3 extinct animals                                                                                 10 pts

 

Section II: B Layer            (Choose only one)                           10 points

·        Use a poster board to create your very own original animal!

Describe its habitat, diet, and the reason it became extinct.

Use a lot of color and imagination!

·         Go to the zoo and interview one of the zoo keepers on

how they are keeping certain species from going extinct.

·         Create a 12 slide PowerPoint presentation on your plans

to save the Black Rhino from Extinction!

 

Section III: A Layer            (Choose only one)                           20 points

·         Record a 8-15 minute video of a television show talking

about how different life would be without the “Big Bang.”

·         Write a one page essay arguing why humans will one

day go extinct.

·         Draw a picture of the animal kingdom if humans would

have gone extinct 3000 years ago. Which animal would

be the highest on the food chain? Would buildings exist?

explain your answers with a 3 paragraph explanation

on the back of poster board.

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