{"id":483,"date":"2017-05-09T21:08:30","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T21:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hopetheparentteacher.com\/?p=483"},"modified":"2023-04-12T11:26:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T11:26:31","slug":"endangered-species-day-grades-4-6-lesson-with-reading-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hopetheparentteacher.com\/?p=483","title":{"rendered":"Endangered Species Day Grades 4-6 Lesson with Reading Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teachers, home school parents, and youth leaders are you looking for a great activity that boost reading comprehension and aligns with Endangered Species Day 2017? \u00a0Click\u00a0RojoEndangeredSpeciesDay2015<\/a>\u00a0to download a PDF file to print, copy, and use of all of the following. \u00a0In addition you will find a teacher’s note page and page 4 in Spanish.<\/p>\n

Reading warm-up: Read the questions below. Answer the questions as best as you can. \u00a0The read the passage.<\/p>\n

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  1. What is extinction?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/li>\n
  2. What does “native” mean? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/li>\n
  3. What is an endangered species? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/li>\n
  4. Is hunting bad?_________ Explain why or why not. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Endangered Species<\/p>\n

    by Hope Mucklow Edited by Nancy Whelan<\/p>\n

    Native plants or animals whose current population numbers are so low that the species faces the threat of extinction (no longer existing anywhere on Earth). \u00a0 Various levels of this status start with least concerned (LC0, near threatened (NT), vulnerable (VU),endangered (EN), critically endangered (CR), extinct in the wild (EW), and extinct (EX). \u00a0Possible causes of this threat are loss of habitat, drought, climate change, competition for resources from invasive species, and poaching.<\/p>\n

    Certain species if not preyed upon or hunted will multiply to high numbers that will consume too many resources or develop diseases and other problems that will ultimately lead to death anyway. \u00a0Natural predators are nature’s way of keeping balance.<\/p>\n

    Poaching (sounds like coaching with a “p”) differs from hunting, because the hunter violates the governing laws that exist that determine what may be hunted and when. \u00a0These laws help keep the population numbers in balance allowing adequate time for reproduction and survival of the animal, while ensuring that human interest and safety are protected as well.<\/p>\n

    Too often these laws are broken, because humans create demand for animal parts and products, for various reasons. \u00a0For example, the red panda’s adorable striped tail is still used in the Yunnan province of China. \u00a0Here it is used to create hats worn by newlyweds who consider the tail to be a lucky charm and the perfect gift for a new bride. \u00a0Therefore, red panda fur “pelts”continue to be illegally sold on the black market.<\/p>\n

    Habitat loss due to deforestation explains one of the reasons why both the giant panda and red panda are endangered species. \u00a0Both pandas rely mainly on bamboo for their #1 food source. \u00a0Recent research finds that based on the structure of their skulls, the two species are unable to eat the same thing. \u00a0Because they eat different parts of the bamboo, the red panda and giant panda coexist without problem.<\/p>\n

    The good news is, if people work together, some species on the endangered list can rebound in population to the point where they’re numbers are no longer considered to be endangered. \u00a0This is the story of The American Bald Eagle.<\/p>\n

    Learning about, teaching others, preserving habitat, conserving water, and adopting a species through a conservation program like The Red Panda Network are effective ways to make a positive difference. \u00a0Special days like Endangered Species Day” are designated to increase awareness and understanding of how humans can better care for their shared environment with a multitude of different species.<\/p>\n

    Review Questions:<\/p>\n

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    1. What do some people in Asia think a red panda tail is for? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/li>\n
    2. Which species classification means in most danger<\/em>?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/li>\n
    3. Which species classification means\u00a0in least danger?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/em><\/li>\n
    4. What is the difference between hunting and poaching? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/li>\n
    5. List and describe three activities you can do to make a difference in the status of an endangered species. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Additional Activities:\"IMG_1734[1]\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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      1. Read Rojo, The Baby Red Panda at the Zoo.<\/li>\n
      2. \"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
      3. Identify 3-5 difference between giant pandas and red pandas. \u00a0Use page 4 in the PDF file listed above to record these differences. \u00a0Then color the pandas.<\/li>\n
      4. \u00a0Here’s a short online quiz about endangered species in North America that would project nicely on a Smart\/Promethean Board. https:\/\/www.nature.org\/newsfeatures\/specialfeatures\/animals\/endangered-species-quiz.xml<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        3. Visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.thoughtco.com\/what-are-endangered-species-129927<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about the US Endangered Species Act and to view the types of animals listed.<\/p>\n

        4. If you are interested in adopting a red panda as a class or as an individual, do so through the\u00a0https:\/\/redpandanetwork.org\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Teachers, home school parents, and youth leaders are you looking for a great activity that boost reading comprehension and aligns with Endangered Species Day 2017? \u00a0Click\u00a0RojoEndangeredSpeciesDay2015\u00a0to download a PDF file to print, copy, and use of all of the following. \u00a0In addition you will find a teacher’s note page and page 4 in Spanish. Reading … Continue reading Endangered Species Day Grades 4-6 Lesson with Reading Strategies<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hopetheparentteacher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hopetheparentteacher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hopetheparentteacher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hopetheparentteacher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hopetheparentteacher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=483"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/hopetheparentteacher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1627,"href":"https:\/\/hopetheparentteacher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483\/revisions\/1627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hopetheparentteacher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hopetheparentteacher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hopetheparentteacher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}