Stage+3

= Science Unit - Living things = = Your task = = 1. Report on your Stage 3 excursion. = = Include at least two endangered animals in your report. = Use Powerpoint - //What I saw/felt/heard/smelled at the Western Plain Zoo//
 * Slide 1 - Title page
 * Slides 2-9 - Images and text
 * Slides 10 - Conclusion

= 2. Create a Prezi file for presentation using your Powerpoint file. = = 3. Endangered Species Discovery - a Scavenger Hunt. = = Use this website as a starting point for your research on Endangered animals = = 4. To present your research, use = = = =Items to collect and create= =Collect gold coins for your group as you finish each item= = = = =
 * = Microsoft products - Word, Publisher or Powerpoint =
 * = web 2.0 tools - word cloud using wordle or worditout, Storybird, Mindomo =
 * 1) ==Make a map of the world showing the locations and types of animals that are endangered. Include marine animals **(20 coins)**==
 * 2) ==Collect five pictures of endangered plant or animal species **(5 coins).** BONUS: Add **10 coins** if you label your pictures and include two facts about each species.==
 * 3) ==Collect two articles from websites that tell about efforts to save endangered animals (**5 coins**). BONUS: Add **10 points** if you include a written summary of the article and 5 points if you include bibliography.==
 * 4) ==Create a chart that lists animals that have become extinct since 1900, include when they disappeared and the cause of extinction (**20 coins**)==
 * 5) ==Choose one of the endangered species found in Australia from the list below and write an information report to explain why this animal is endangered (**15 coins**)==
 * ==Loggerhead turtle==
 * ==Spotted tree-frog==
 * ==Orange-bellied parrot==
 * ==Leadbeater’s possum==
 * ==Southeren brown bandicoot==
 * 1) ==Make a poster of four endangered plants (**10 coins**). BONUS: **10 coins** for including a written description for each==
 * 2) ==Choose one of the endangered animals from around the world from the list below. Find out why this animal is endangered and write a poem or song or video clip about its struggle to survive (**20 coins**)==
 * ==Snow leopard==
 * ==African elephant==
 * ==Giant panda==
 * ==Black rhinoceros==
 * ==Mountain gorilla==
 * 1) ==Collect pictures of 10 endangered migratory birds (**10 coins**)==
 * 2) ==List animals from different continents that are endangered (**10 coins** for each continent)==
 * 3) ==Create a poster that shows how the following four problem areas impact wildlife (**40 coins**)==
 * ==Destruction of habitat==
 * ==Hunting==
 * ==Pollution==
 * ==Introduction of new species==
 * 1) ==Find out about an animal or plant that is endangered in your local community or state. Create a pamphlet about why this animal or plant is threatened and what people can do to help save this species (**40 coins**)==
 * 2) ==Find out how pollution is harmful to animal habitats. List your animal and the substance (oil, chemicals) that is harmful (**40 coins**)==
 * 3) ==Show and explain how ten marine animals are currently threatened with extinction (**40 coins**)==
 * 4) ==Create an endangered species alphabet book. Use words and include pictures (**50 coins**)==
 * 5) ==Write a description about CITES (Conservation and on Trade in Endangered Species) OR another animal conservation society. Include an address and phone number. Find out what it has achieved to date in the conservation and wildlife trade (**50 coins**)==