WebQuest

• A webquest is an activity in which students search for the answers to a specified bunch of questions within a set time limit, using the Internet as a research tool. An adult should compile a list of questions beforehand and write these on handouts. Questions should be reasonably specific and relate to facts about endangered animals. For instance, one question might ask students to find out how many leopards are left in the wild. Students are then split into groups; each group must discover the answers as soon as possible, with the first group to present the adult with correct answers being the winners. A webquest is best suited to students of age 10 and upward.
  
  

Map

• This activity involves a large map of the world. A teacher should begin by splitting students into small groups of three or four individuals; each group is assigned a set of countries, drawn from all over the map, or, depending on the number of groups, a whole continent. The groups must use research materials such as a library or the Internet to find out about an endangered animal from each country or several if the students have been assigned continents. The students then present a few facts about each animal to the assembled class and can even attach a picture of the animal to the relevant place on the map. This activity is suited to students between the ages of 8 and 12.
  
  

Why Extinct?

• Students are split into groups and each given an animal or two to research. Their objective is to discover the factors that explain why each is becoming extinct. A teacher can construct a chart to display each group's findings; pictures by each animal name can be used to illustrate the reason. For instance, if an animal is endangered because of human hunting, a rifle can be drawn next to that animal. This activity is intended for students of around ages 7 to 10.
  
  

Definitions

• A teacher can use the subject of endangered animals to explain connected concepts and language to young children of around elementary school age. Such language can include words such as extinct and endangered and what it means if an animal is being hunted or driven from its habitat. The topic is a useful springboard for looking at why animal life needs to be respected and protected.